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What the WWF has to learn about FOSS

 

What the WWF has to learn about FOSS
Jan 6, 2011, 18 :27 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (1284 reads)

[ Thanks to Hans Bezemer for this link. ]

"In addition, WWF should note that the lack of interoperability is a major contributor to obsolescence. Obsolescence is in the interest of the manufacturers, since it promotes consumerism, which causes many environmental problems if not properly controlled. This initiative is therefore catastrophic. For example, if I want to read a WWF file and I can not get the software required to read it, the only thing I can do is to buy a new computer that does. Because computers are so quickly outdated and consequently so quickly replaced, the ecological impact of these "gadgets" is particularly detrimental."

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