Seth Cohn <sethc...@gnuhampshire.org> writes: > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Susan Cragin <susancra...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > > I'm writing an opinion piece for the Concord Monitor. > > > > Title: All NH taxpayer-supported computers and systems should run > > open-source software. > > > > I need examples of municipalities, states, and so on, that have switched to > > open-source successfully, and what they use. [...] > > The Concord Monitor has in the past given my articles good > > exposure, the state is desperate to cut costs, and this could be a > > good thing for open-source.
> Of interest... > > "When using open source makes you an enemy of the state" > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/23/opensource-intellectual-property Piffle. From that article: "I know open source has a tendency to be linked to socialist ideals, but I also think it's an example of the free market in action." The US Department of Defense appears to agree with the author, cf.: http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2009/10/27/#dod-oss-2009 Also see David Wheeler's essay, `FLOSS *is* commercial software': http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/commercial-floss.html -- "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
