Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Re: [MLUG] Sun, Microsoft Pact Viewed As'Unholy Alliance' Against Linux, IBM

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

>Right.  Imagine all those millions of Indian kids typing GPL'd code!
>That would be a disaster for MS and a great boon to the world!
>  
>
I'm probably nuts since all those Indian kids typing GPL code will ruin 
my chance at making a decent living from coding but I'm still very much 
happy to see it happening. Not just coding either. As the open content 
concept spreads and these countries are dragged into the information age 
we should see a large influx of science, art, and technology being 
generated from them. Possibly a lot of things that might not have 
occured to most of us due to cultural differences. It should definately 
shake up the world economy, for better and worse, but no doubt that 
it'll be a boon to us all to have those extra hands and minds at work 
for the human race. Consider the effect on the world of pulling Japan 
into the modern world a couple generations ago. They have a fraction of 
the population of China and India and look at the difference they've 
made. I really expect China and India to have major politcal, cultural, 
and economic shifts in the near future and emerge as major world 
powers.. probably more powerful than the US.
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