On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
Right... And the opening speech is about saving money...
As it SHOULD be!
This isn't choice, this is discrimination against otherwise capable
software development firms who just don't happen to produce FOSS.
No, it's just good fiscal policy. Why should the government even consider
paying when FREE alternatives can do the jpb.
Your continued MISrepresentation of the bill is hardly honest.
The truth of the matter is that the bill mandates a preferential option
for FOSS. The existence of a provision that allows proprietary software in
cases where FOSS cannot fit the bill is clear evidence of this. But you
conveniently gloss over that fact.
That's your choice, and I don't see anything wrong with it. But using
it to close down all other possible choices would be contrary to any
democratic notion of choice.
More dishonesty on your part.
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