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China policy on Red Flag Linux suggests that open source is not always open
Published 12/4/2008 at CNET News.com
China is forcing Internet cafes to pay for Red Flag Linux, which may be the clearest evidence yet that freedom isn't to be found in a software license, open source or not.
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