I took my time coming into work this morning because I was sick yesterday and still wasn't feeling all that great today. Soooo, that afforded me the unusual luxury of listening to the BBC World Service News on WBUR(FM) starting at 0900 EDT. At about 0925 or so, they went to their financial reports and the lead story there was about how the German government is going to Linux and IBM, eschewing Microsoft. The reporter pronounced it correctly, made reference to the apps providers, detailed why the Germans are doing this (saving them LOTS of money, and giving them the ability to tailor their systems their way), etc.
I haven't checked the Beeb's web site, so I don't know if an audio file of it is still available or not. But, I was very, very impressed at how the story was articulated so that John Q. Public could understand it. Bayard (NO, this is NOT necessarily my employer's point of view!!) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayard R. Coolidge N1HO DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed are Hewlett-Packard Company solely those of the author, and not Nashua, New Hampshire, USA those of the Hewlett-Packard Company, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DEC '77-'98,CPQ '98-'02) or any other entity. "Brake for Moose - It could save your life" - N.H. Fish & Game Dept. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS/CC d+ s:+ a++ C+++$ UO++$L++>$ P L++>$ E-@ W+ N++ o- K? w--- O? M? V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t++ 5? X? R* tv b++ DI+++ D? G e++ h-- r++ y? UF++ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
