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"skype is poison software and is antithetical to the hacker ethos of open systems." What sort of BS is that. For most people, it solves a real world problem ve

by points 16y ago

"skype is poison software and is antithetical to the hacker ethos of open systems." What sort of BS is that. For most people, it solves a real world problem very well.

riffic 16y ago
a controversial statement designed to elicit discussion. I am of the opinion that for a site called Hacker News, most people here seem complacent to emprofit a company that locks you into their walled garden, meanwhile giving the finger to choice enablers that do the same exact thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_ethic
- glhaynes 16y ago
  I never voted for that formulation of the "Hacker ethic"... certainly not in any binding way. :)
  - riffic 16y ago
    And I never signed the Social contract, but it is a philosophical concept that is well accepted by third parties.