Re: [newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoft does not

2003-09-16 Thread ed tharp
On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 00:40, HaywireMac wrote: On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 01:04:42 -0300 Josenildo Marques [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Brazil, for instance, is preparing to recommend that all its government agencies and state enterprises buy open source. Ahem, that's where I live :-) The

Re: [newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoft does not

2003-09-16 Thread Josenildo Marques
On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 01:40, HaywireMac wrote: On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 01:04:42 -0300 Josenildo Marques [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Brazil, for instance, is preparing to recommend that all its government agencies and state enterprises buy open source. Ahem, that's where I live :-) The

[newbie] Governments like open-source software, but Microsoft does not

2003-09-15 Thread HaywireMac
From the Economist: Microsoft and its allies have sought to discredit open-source software, likening its challenge of proprietary ownership to communism and suggesting that its openness makes it insecure and therefore vulnerable to terrorism. Link: