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[ NNSquad ] WSJ: Russia, China go open-source -- distrust U.S. commercial software 

WSJ: Russia, China go open-source -- distrust U.S. commercial software

http://on.wsj.com/dPoeOU  (WSJ)

My favorite quotes from the piece:

  "At the end of 2010, the "open-source" software movement, whose
   activists tend to be fringe academics and ponytailed computer geeks,
   found an unusual ally: the Russian government."
   ...
  "But just a few weeks before Mr. Putin publicly endorsed open-source
   software, FBI Director Robert Mueller toured Silicon Valley's leading
   companies to ask their CEOs to build back doors into their software,
   making it easier for American law enforcement and intelligence
   gathering agencies to eavesdrop on online conversations."

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And a bit of dialogue that I've frequently quoted over the years from
one of the most brilliant dark "comedy" films of all time:

Russian Spy:  "Are you trying to tell me that every phone
               in the country is tapped?"

American Spy: "That's what's in my head..."

Russian Spy:  "But Don!  This is AMERICA... not RUSSIA!"

                    --- "The President's Analyst" (1967)


  [ Yes, World Gone Crazy. ]

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com)
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Co-Founder, PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility): http://www.pfir.org
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