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Organisations like the Business Software Alliance (http://www.bsa.org/ http://www.bsa.org/) are the closest I can think of to a pro-proprietary advocacy group.
by alextgordon 16y ago
Organisations like the Business Software Alliance (http://www.bsa.org/ http://www.bsa.org/) are the closest I can think of to a pro-proprietary advocacy group.
- hugh3 16y agoDo they openly advocate for the end of free software?
- rbanffy 16y agoI don't think so, but I am quite sure most members would be quite happy with it.
- alextgordon 16y agoSort of. This article is about the IIPA, which the BSA are a member of: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/23/opensource-intellectual-property http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/23/openso... They're not as upfront about it as Stallman and the FSF are about proprietary software, but they clearly don't like open source software. From one of their reports: "For example, in March 2009, the Ministry of Administrative Reform (MenPAN) issued Circular Letter No. 1 of 2009 to all central and provincial government offices including State-owned enterprises, endorsing the use and adoption of open source software within government organizations. While the government issued this circular in part with the stated goal to “reduc[e] software copyright violation[s],” in fact, by denying technology choice, the measure will create additional trade barriers and deny fair and equitable market access to software companies." Source: http://www.iipa.com/rbc/2010/2010SPEC301INDONESIA.pdf http://www.iipa.com/rbc/2010/2010SPEC301INDONESIA.pdf
- btilly 16y agoThat would be a goalpost on the opposite end of the field, not the same goal. An example of an opposite goalpost on the same end as RMS might be Bruce Perens.