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A poem for the ‘pragmatists’

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

I saw this comment of Rui Miguel Sebra and I think it is good to spread 🙂 

First they took our freedom in Tivos, and I did not speak out
because I would not buy a Tivo;
Then they took our freedom in XBox, and I did not speak out
because I was not a gamer;
Then they came for the MacIntels, and I did not speak out
because I was not a Apple Fanboy;
Then they came for the Appliances, and I did not speak out
because they either work better or I use "Open Source";
Then they came for the PCs
and there was no one left to speak out for "Linux" users.

First published in a slashdot comment.  For the curious, I suggest also that you read the wikipedia entry about the original poem.