-Caveat Lector- This is probably completely fake, but could it be?? .... Tuesday December 15 1:49 AM ET Open Source Software: Echoes from the Cold War ST PETERSBURG Dec 15 (Reuters) - Following the public release of the latest batch of Soviet documents in November this year, Alexei Chelenko, curator of the Soviet Archives at Moscow University, discovered a paper trail which shows that the KGB, the now defunct Soviet secret police, made anonymous donations to Free Software Foundation sponsored Open Source Software development projects. Open Source is a scheme in which computer software development is carried out by thousands of volunteers on the Internet. Its products are freely available and include operating systems, Web servers, and scripting languages. Organizations such as the Free Software Foundation accept donations from third parties for the purpose of developing Open Source software. The documents allegedly show that during the 1980s various Open Source projects, including some developed by the Free Software Foundation, unknowingly received money from the Soviet government totaling more than $175,000. -more- http://www.pigdog.org/soviets.html -- .^....^. "I don't like the feel of ! .\/. ! [the sun] on my skin." (. oo .) --Christopher Walken `{""}' DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
