On 12/4/06, John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.
Are you saying FOSS advocates are anti-choice? The reason why this government has not mandated the use of a specific software in the public sector is a MATTER OF POLICY, or lack of it. It is a political and social issue not merely a technological one. With lobby groups doing everything to oppose this bill does anyone really wonder why legislation like this does not succeed?
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.
You have a shallow picture of what FOSS is. But that really isn't surprising coming from M$ ain't it. -- RAGE CALLAO Free Software :: empower :: educate _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.linux.org.ph (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
