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		tokenizer on June 29, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux grabs its single biggest win While I find this news somewhat disturbing considering a military goes against some of the ideals of open source software, the benefits will hopefully be great.

mbreese on June 29, 2012 [–]

I'll bite: how is the military against the ideals of open source?

Cushman on June 29, 2012 | [–]

Completely devoid of politics: A military is based on force; open source is based on consent. That is a fundamental philosophical gap.

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