I was actually concerned that my other website of the same name would grow stagnant after the election, and I would have nothing to write about after the political angle dried up. Now, however, I see I had nothing to worry about, since I have found a new cause to advocate, and that is the free distribution of open-source software.
In many cases just as good as the software corporations these free programs are often designed and structured around college programs and earnest groups of volunteers as apposed to the 'fly-by-nighters' and malware proponents some would have you believe. These open-source groups are dedicated to the ideal of providing a real alternative to the failed software industry, and are willing to allow free distribution of their creation, whether seen as a sevice or product, often times they also provide downloaders the access to become a part of their efforts as contributors.
This is an acceptable future for the computer as a tool, not a way of life. Software dictated by the needs of people, without the constraintsof an industrial complex founded on the basis of charging fees for maintainence, fees for upgrades, fees for repairs, etc.
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