The FOSS bill IS discriminatory against closed source software. As well it should.
This is a very strong argument for the detractors of the bill.
Your "infringement on agency's freedom.." argument is valid, but it also is kind of stupid. Agencies do have to follow a lot of rules regarding when and how they can buy or pay for ANYTHING. Those are infringements on their rights too.
This is way too general and can be used as an argument of thee otherside. Well if there are currently infringing rules in the agency level someone could bring it to the Supreme Court if it indeed infringe on its freedom.
Obet is correct. Affirmative action is needed to correct the overwhelmingly lopsided market presence of Microsoft. In my opinion, EVEN IF IT MEANS CHOOSING A TECHNICALLY INFERIOR SOLUTION.
This is really about MS and not what's good for the government.
Your argument is valid in an ideal, pie-in-the-sky world. But we don't live in that world of wide-ranging freedoms where everybody does the right thing.
This can be an argument of the other side as well. "Live with MS!"
Besides, the FOSS bill HAS to be over the top, because it will CERTAINLY be watered down. You should see this as blindingly obvious: ask for the moon, so that when you have to backtrack, you will still get most of what you want. If you ask for what is "reasonable," the greedy people on the other side will push back and you will get far less than what you think is "reasonable."
Like price huggling in divisoria. Too cheap strategy to push an advocay. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
