Yes, I say pro-choice for that is the nature of a DEMOCRATIC society and a DEMOCRATIC form of Government. As far I can remember, no government has completely and absolutely regulated / controlled / mandated the use of specific SW in both public and private sectors. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MATTER OF CHOICE. I am an M$ user for TWELVE years now, and not as an official representative of the M$ universe. I do not collectively represent the thoughts / sentiments of other M$ users and users / developers of commercial software. I only represent MY beliefs on this issue.
"The commercial reps misunderstand (or misrepresent) FOSS as a technology. It is not. FOSS is about insisting on a bundle of rights with respect to software -- the right to use, to share with other, and to modify the software." Do not evangelize F/OSS. F/OSS is just an acronym for "free and open source software".hence technology. No need to be overzealous about it. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roberto Verzola Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 10:09 PM To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List Subject: Re: [plug] [OT] Calling out all media men and/or bloggers > On the mandatory implementation of F/OSS within the Gov't, I am on the side > of pro-choice. Same with my clients, I always promote and recommend > M$....but also inform them of the alternative, F/OSS. Then I leave up to > them to decide which technology platform to use. If my clients want M$, > then good for me. This is where things get complicated. You say "pro-choice". Yet, when the government finally *makes a choice*, and says "let's choose FOSS", the commercial software reps cry out "mandatory". The commercial reps misunderstand (or misrepresent) FOSS as a technology. It is not. FOSS is about insisting on a bundle of rights with respect to software -- the right to use, to share with other, and to modify the software. Greetings, Obet Verzola _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
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