> Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:31:48 -0300 > From: Michel Boaventura <[email protected]> > > This is fantastic! Here on Brazil the use of pirate software is so common > that no ones care about it, and the teachers itself provides those pirate > copies to the students. > > We who fights against this always hear things like: > "Why will I use PSPP if SPSS has a lot more features and I don't pay nothing > to use it?" > > Its great to hear that on other parts of the world the free software have so > much power!
In the Netherlands there is a comply or explain rule for all government en semi-government (including schools/universities etc.): http://www.ez.nl/dsresource?objectid=154648&type=PDF Use of open-standards and open-source is mandatory for new projects. If you don't comply with this you have to explain why you didn't. Saving money when using proprietary standards/software is NOT an acceptable reason. Unfortunately enforcing this rule is still a problem. I see lots of pushing in Europe in this direction. But shifting from proprietary to open is very slow, Have fun _______________________________________________ Pspp-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pspp-users
