On 02/24/2010 09:06 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
> If you charge in there like a zealot, you'll hurt the cause, not help
> it.
This was pretty much the strategy last time - get a bill sponsored and
try to get it passed mandating it. State IT opposed it and it got
marked 'inexpedient to legislate
>The only `issue' I have in reading your response is where you write:
>>
>> Who loses in a true FOSS environment? The investors.
Jason, I really do not want to start a discussion of "capitalism" here,
but I do want to answer your question.
I will be more careful in the upcoming document addressi
"Jon 'maddog' Hall" writes:
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> Ben, Tom, et. al.,
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> Thank you for the kind words.
>
> I meant it when I said:
>
> > I hope I have partially answered your question. There is actually a
> > lot more to this, but I am tired tonight.
>
> and I do intend on writing more about itand then som
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote:
> Very simple. Proprietary software is ...
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Bravo! Well said! Very well thought-out and well-written piece.
You articulated several things I've long had brewing in my
subconscious, and explored some more avenues that d
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Susan Cragin wrote:
> ... the National Security Agency, uses Linux and only Linux ...
That's flat-out wrong. Heck, their *web site* runs IIS 6.0. With
respect, please check your facts before petitioning the NH government.
If you charge in there like a zealot,
P.S.:
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Benjamin Scott wrote:
> ... consider Open Source software a via option, to be evaluated in all
> cases ...
s/software a via option/software a viable option/
(I would also recommend using the correct words, something I
sometimes have trouble with. ;-) )
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Susan Cragin wrote:
> Title: All NH taxpayer-supported computers and systems should run
> open-source software.
You asked for opinions. My opinion would be that *I* would prefer
that stated along the lines of "All NH government IT systems should
consider Open
