[TAG] Department of Homeland Security funding Open Source projects

[Adam S. Engel]

Benjamin A. Okopnik wrote:
> >From Bruce Schneier's "Cryptogram":
>
> 	The Department of Homeland Security is funding the security of
> 	open-source products, including Linux, Apache, MySQL FreeBSD, Mozilla,
> 	and Sendmail.  I think this is a great use of public funds.  One of the
> 	limitations of open-source development is that it's hard to fund tools
> 	like Coverity.  And this kind of thing improves security for a lot of
> 	different organizations against a wide variety of threats.  And it
> 	increases competition with Microsoft, which will force it to improve
> 	its OS as well.  Everybody wins.
> 	<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1909946,00.asp>
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This guy's kidding, right?  The Department of Homeland Security, the 
same people responsible for numerous invasions of privacy,  a 
conveniently fascist perpetual state of "terror alert" and the execution 
of the PATRIOT ACT as if it were the "holy" Constitution itself, are 
going to help "all of us" keep Linux free and secure.   Wonder what they 
think of this proposal at GNU/FSF?  Gotta beat that Microsoft at all 
costs?  Definite connection between Microsoft, Sadaam, and Bin Laden.   
Not to mention that ultimate evil-doer, Richard Stallman.  But that 
"everybody wins" blasphemy has gotta go.   Yer either with us er agin 
us, remember?

Adam