.AUTHOR "Yannick P. Guique" .DOCTYPE LETTER .PRINTSTYLE TYPESET .START .DATE August 25, 2004 .TO GUILLAUME BARRIÈRES Minidoux Corporation 5000 Pannes Drive Redmond, Virginia USA .FROM Y.P. GUIQUE 022 Umask Road St-Sauveur-en-dehors-de-la-mappe, Québec CANADA .GREETING Dear Mr. Barrières, .PP It has come to my attention that you have been lobbying the US government to prohibit the use of open source software by endeavouring to outlaw so-called "warranty free" applications. .PP I feel it is my duty to inform you that the success of your operating system with its embedded web browser relies heavily on open source programs and protocols, most notably TCP/IP. .PP Therefore, in the interests of your corporation's fiscal health, I strongly advise that you withdraw support for any US legislation that would cripple or render illegal open source development. .CLOSING Sincerely,