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www.unixsucks.com:
So if Microsoft is so evil in using it's monopolistic practicies, please explain to me how fair is decision of some countries to force their agencies to use open source software?
Is not it unfair as well? Is not it a monopolistic approach as well?
KernelPanic:
I see your point but the governmets were not forced to do that. Linux hasnt got to the stage where it can tell governments what to do!
(Most) of these governments will have made these decicions democratically and had an independant review of the situation.
[ August 26, 2002: Message edited by: Tux ]
www.unixsucks.com:
No, I don't beleive it was like that.
I beleive there is some Microsoft hater among IT staff which with open source propaganda influenced the decision becouse I can not see how locking down choices is a democratic decision.
KernelPanic:
I really can't see that happening....
KernelPanic:
Also a country can force it's agenies to do wqhat it likes. The agencies and the government are essentially the same thing except that the agencies answer to the government. Governments usually have the funal word on how taxpayes money is (or isnt) spent. I wish the government in my country would tell our agencies what to do because lots of taxpayers money has been wasted in blunders of rolling out (Microsoft based) systems. (Yes I know this is not MS's fault)
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