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I agree with Jonathan Zuck up to a point...
"Commercial software must be allowed to compete on a level-playing field with other software types." Is not this what open source has been saying for a long time? Isnt this what the Opera vs MS lawsuit is kinda about? How the tying of IE with windows gives it an advantage over Opera and Mozilla, that they both cannot compete because of it? Shouldnt that go both ways? Shouldnt we want a level playing field for everyone?

"Public procurement decisions should be based on technology neutrality. Governments ought to buy software on its merits and not through categorical preferences. To demand anything else is to impose one business model over another.?
So should Governments pick what software is best for them? If you force them all to go opensource then isnt that taking away their choice and freedom by forcing them to use one type? I thought opensource was about freedom? Forcing Governments to only use opensource doesnt that take away their freedom?

I am not saying one is better then the other, just they both have their place, and by forcing one over the other he has a valid point. Let them and everyone choose what works best for them, computers are a tool not a religion you can have both commercial and open-source software that get along fine. Why does it always have to be one or the other and not both? I guess what I am saying is "can't we all get along?"
Posted by: NoThomas   Posted on: 07/09/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I agree with Jonathan Zuck up to a point...  NoThomas | 07/09/09
The line is a throwaway  DanaBlankenhorn ZDNet Moderator | 07/09/09
The line probably is a thowaway..  NoThomas | 07/09/09
Don't allow yourself to be confused.  daengbo | 07/10/09
Not Really.  osreinstall | 07/09/09
You completely messed up again.  TripleII | 07/09/09
No you did  osreinstall | 07/09/09
Closed bid is more corrupt.  TripleII | 07/09/09
Wrong  osreinstall | 07/09/09
I'll speak English  TripleII | 07/09/09
I hope so soon.  osreinstall | 07/09/09
You're both right & wrong  lehnerus2000 | 07/11/09
Never said spec was not to be disclosed.  osreinstall | 07/11/09
My bad  lehnerus2000 | 07/12/09
That would eliminate the orphaned data.  osreinstall | 07/12/09
Re; Doesn't matter if the standards are open or shut.  hkommedal | 07/10/09
It really doesn't.  osreinstall | 07/10/09
@osreinstall " Just so long as when I open it I can read it"  SimonUK | 07/12/09
That is all that matters.  osreinstall | 07/12/09
@osreinstall  SimonUK | 07/13/09
Simon  osreinstall | 07/13/09
Wrong ! "move the continent toward open standards" is what they want  hkommedal | 07/10/09
Need a shoe to beat on the table?  osreinstall | 07/10/09
Re; wind down that paranoia.  hkommedal | 07/10/09
Something is wrong.  osreinstall | 07/10/09
No proprietary company would do that?  NetArch. | 07/12/09
Pretty much unless they ally against a competitor.  osreinstall | 07/12/09
re; Pretty much unless they ally against a competitor.  SimonUK | 07/13/09
Pretty much agree  osreinstall | 07/13/09
Interesting tidbit...  NetArch. | 07/15/09
About Tidbit  osreinstall | 07/15/09
You mix the argument (which they intend, btw)  TripleII | 07/09/09
You and Dana got them dead to rights, TripleII  Ole Man | 07/09/09
Notice my argument was not based on open standards...  NoThomas | 07/10/09
Re; If you force them all to go opensource. . No NOT that.  hkommedal | 07/10/09
Correction from ACT  jvzuck | 07/09/09
You DELIBERATELY Understood What I Said Perfectly, Rather Than My FUD!  drprod@... | 07/10/09
The wonderful thing about standards ...  mheartwood | 07/10/09
Re; let him use the 9-bit Unisys byte. No not quite.  hkommedal | 07/10/09
RE: Eurocrats face proprietary FUD attack  twaynesdomain | 07/10/09
RE: Eurocrats face proprietary FUD attack  Atari800 | 07/11/09
RE: Eurocrats face proprietary FUD attack  olddogv | 07/11/09
RE: Eurocrats face proprietary FUD attack  arc-ade2000 | 07/12/09

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