Perhaps we could call it the EEE project. Surely Microsoft will attempt to counteract our efforts. Its programmers will see our source code, but it will be fun trying to outsmart the programmers in Redmond. The game will be to corner them technologically. As long as we adopt exactly the same methods that Microsoft itself has adopted, any public outrage will end up on Microsoft's doorstep, where it belongs.
Open source transcends the ordinary corporate bounds.
The antitrust laws simply do not apply in the open source space. It is becoming ever more clear to me that open source represents the next evolutionary stage of capitalism. For those who didn't immediately see the irony in my editorial, I feel it necessary to mention that this was only written as a joke in response to the frustrating times we're all experiencing in our ever-continuing battle with Microsoft. Ben Harris is a physicist and a philosopher. Currently he spends his time pondering the mysteries of quantum physics and strives to bring consistency to business culture.