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9 .AUTHOR "Yannick P. Guique"
24 St-Sauveur-en-dehors-de-la-mappe, Québec
29 It has come to my attention that you have been lobbying the
30 US government to prohibit the use of open source software by
31 endeavouring to outlaw so-called "warranty free" applications.
33 I feel it is my duty to inform you that the success of your
34 operating system with its embedded web browser relies heavily
35 on open source programs and protocols, most notably TCP/IP.
37 Therefore, in the interests of your corporation's fiscal health,
38 I strongly advise that you withdraw support for any US
39 legislation that would cripple or render illegal open source