Interestingly, Mr. Lessig points out the advantages of open source software in other contexts - he likes its inherent resistence to governmental control and suppression. But he misses the fact that free software had relatively few Y2K issues from the beginning. The bug in the mission-critical nethack application notwithstanding, users of free systems lost little sleep during the date rollover. Very few things had to be fixed. And, of course, they can fix the problems they find themselves.
Free software requires no regulations, no bureaucracy, and no courts.
And it works. Linux on handheld computers . The Linux system has turned up in a great number of places, from desktop systems and web servers through to top-500 supercomputers and cameras . This site is intended to be the focal point for the development of free software operating systems on handheld computers. To that end, it holds code repositories, documentation, mailing lists, and other, related materials.