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GorbachevyChaseyesterday at 7:54 PM2 repliesview on HN

Ironic those doing the most for making information open and accessible are the criminals.


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direwolf20yesterday at 8:03 PM

Of course. When it's criminal to make information open and accessible, only criminals will make information open and accessible.

al_borlandyesterday at 8:41 PM

A centuries old problem. Early translations of the Bible to English were illegal or required licenses.

William Tyndale was put to death for translating the Bible into English, which would have been an act to make information open and accessible.

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