Some governments have embraced the potential of open source, while others seem culturally opposed to the whole concept. Deciding what lies at the heart of some countries' almost-zealous uptake of open source is not as simple as looking at the cold, hard costs - politics, national security, anti-Americanism and innovation all have a part to play.
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Fundamentalism is a big problem for all. It is my single biggest wory. I wish everybody would try to read Jimmy Carters definition of Fundamentalism and why it is so important at this time.
Jim Carter? LOL the single worst president of the United States? Not to mention meddling idiot in foreign affairs he has no business in. I wouldn’t read a children’s book published by him.
The shock that everyone is experiencing from the Bush administration is mainly due to Bush being a principled man. This is something people in US and world haven’t been exposed to for a long time so they have forgotten what it is like. They are used to the so called leaders like Clinton, who swayed which everyway the wind was blowing that day and tried to be everyone’s friend. I am not here to defend Bush he has made some mistakes but at least right or wrong he sticks by his decisions and follows through like a true leader. To make the moral equivalence between the bush administration and Islamo-facist fundamentalism is very offensive to say the least and completely inaccurate at best
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So many good rational well thought out views. I was born in the Estados Unidos. That is what my Hispanic friends call the U.S.. They say everybody in North and South America is American. They have a good point and they are in large part right. They are doing most of the manual labor in the U.S. now. Just as immigrants to the U.S. always have. My boss is a second generation immigrant. His parents worked hard and he works hard. His son is in College.
America and the whole world are going thru a sea change now. Jimmy Carters new book centers on Fundamentalism, both Christian and Muslim. It is definitely worth a read. He say's Bush is a Fundamentalist even as Bin Laden is.
The U.S. had regional elections this week and it was the worst showing for Bush's Republican Party since 1994. The U.S. people are slow to react but I think they are steadfast when they can figure out what to do.
Fundamentalism is a big problem for all. It is my single biggest wory. I wish everybody would try to read Jimmy Carters definition of Fundamentalism and why it is so important at this time.