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Rather than every nation deploying their own internal version of X, surely the sane endgame is open source software.
by threatofrain 6y ago
Rather than every nation deploying their own internal version of X, surely the sane endgame is open source software.
- ars 6y agoSomeone has to store the videos though.
- jojobas 6y agoHaving to pay for storage seems to be a better outcome than total foreign intelligence penetration and public opinion influencing.
- Razengan 6y ago> public opinion influencing Has the USA not been doing that all over the world since forever? Hell, they usually just change governments directly, without even bothering with public opinion.
- jojobas 6y agoI'm not an American, but 1) Not all influence is equal. USA owns Australia but I wouldn't trade that for China. 2) Just because USA has spies elsewhere doesn't mean they'd tolerate spies on their soil.
- mlindner 6y agoNot through intentional federal policy. It's a side effect of US companies being the world over and US culture being spread by those companies.
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- bmitc 6y agoIronically, Tencent is a major contributor to open source software. https://opensource.tencent.com/en/about https://opensource.tencent.com/en/about
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