On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Todd Lipcon <t...@cloudera.com> wrote:
> C'mon guys -- while this is of course an interesting debate, can we > please keep it off common-user? > > -Todd > > On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Edward Capriolo <edlinuxg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 4:13 PM, highpointe <highpoint...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> >>> Does this copy text bother anyone else? Sure winning any award is > great > >> >>> but > >> >>> does hadoop want to be associated with "innovation" like WikiLeaks? > >> >>> > >> > > >> > >> [Only] through the free distribution of information, the guaranteed > >> integrity of said information and an aggressive system of checks and > >> balances can man truly be free and hold the winning card. > >> > >> So... YES. Hadoop should be considered an innovation that promotes the > >> free flow of information and a statistical whistle blower. > >> > >> Take off your damn aluminum hat. If it doesn't work for you, it will > work > >> against you. > >> > >> On May 19, 2011, at 8:54 AM, James Seigel <ja...@tynt.com> wrote: > >> > >> >>>> Does this copy text bother anyone else? Sure winning any award is > >> great > >> >>>> but > >> >>>> does hadoop want to be associated with "innovation" like WikiLeaks? > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> > > > > I do not know how to interpret your lame "aluminum hat" insult. > > > > As far as I am concerned WikiLeaks helped reveal classified US > information > > across the the internet. We can go back and forth about governments > having > > too much secret/classified information and what the public should know, > > ...BUT... I believe that stealing and broadcasting secret documents is > not > > "innovation" and it surely put many lives at risk. > > > > I also believe that Wikileaks is tainted with Julian Assange's actions. > > > > *Dec 1 : The International Criminal Police Organisation or INTERPOL on > > Wednesday said it has issued look out notice for arrest of WikiLeaks' > owner > > Julian Assange on suspicion of rape charges on the basis of the Swedish > > Government's arrest warrant.* > > > > http://www.newkerala.com/news/world/fullnews-95693.html > > > > Those outside the US see wikileaks a different way they I do, but for the > > reasons I outlined above I would not want to be associated with them at > all. > > Moreover, I believe there already is an aggressive system of checks and > > balances in the US (it could be better of course) and we do not need > > innovation like wikileaks offers to stay free, like open source the US is > > always changing and innovating. > > > > Wikileaks represents irresponsible use of technology that should be > avoided. > > > > > > -- > Todd Lipcon > Software Engineer, Cloudera > Where should it go?
