On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, R. Scott Belford wrote: >> Can either you or Warren explain how these legislation prevent Open Source >> or Free Software from competing on their merits? >I can't because it doesn't. I can say that efforts on such legislation are >wasted. These efforts would be, as my post attempted to state, better used >advocating Open Source software in the private sector.
Why are such efforts wasted? Is the goal of these efforts not improving the government in the way it spends our tax dollars and the way it handles our security? Why are such efforts preventing someone from advocating Open Source software in the private sector? Could a person not do both? I am curious. What do you and Warren believe is the goal of these efforts? It seems like both of your are stuck on this 'compete on merits' issue. It is hard for me to believe the _government_ cares about such things. I hope this issue does not take up as much of the governments time as it is taking up our time. --jc -- Jimen Ching (WH6BRR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
