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Old 01-04-2011, 08:09 AM   #41
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2. Proprietary == Evil.
I'm about as strong a proponent of open source as there is, but I think this, while a popular opinion, is not really true. I think it's more accurate to say that Proprietary allows Evil behavior. It still requires evil action on the part of whoever controls the proprietary technology.

The distinction allows for the differentiation between open, as in published, and proprietary, as in owned. There are openly published technologies which are owned.

Yes, this seems like splitting hairs, but I think it's an important distinction because it puts the judgment back on the actors, as opposed to the tool. There are published proprietary formats that haven't (yet) been abused, though I don't doubt they will be eventually, if someone thinks there's a buck in it.
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