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This could be only the latest in a loss of faith in Microsoft.
Based upon the article here, you have 60 countries requesting to see the source for Microsoft Office (which along with Windows accounts for some 70% of Microsoft?s yearly revenues). In the last couple of months there have been articles saying that various governments are looking to migrate away from Windows (Brazil, Munich, ?). In a article Persian Journal September 20, 2004 (http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_3822.shtml) we have yet another country that is concerned with Microsoft?s security.

I am sure someone will dismiss this as minor, after all we are only talking about Europe, China, Brazil, Iran, ? I am not sure how many of the posters ere actually do any international business, but there are ramifications if they decide that Microsoft products (specifically Office) are too insecure to use for government use.
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I'm first!  Confused by religion | 09/19/04
Excuses Excuses  nucrash | 09/20/04
No computer at home?  Anton Philidor | 09/20/04
I have several at home...  Confused by religion | 09/20/04
When life loses its meaning and purpose  Anton Philidor | 09/20/04
Drip... drip... drip...  Linux User 147560 | 09/19/04
Useless without the ability to reproduce from the buildchain  David Mohring | 09/20/04
ANd yet, so many governments disagree with you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
hmm yes of course  crocd | 09/20/04
And yet, the governments of 60 countries wanted to do security audits.  B.O.F.H. | 09/20/04
I want to as well  crocd | 09/20/04
So your point is this is a good thing. I agree.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
Depends if you can change it  crocd | 09/20/04
No you can't change it, that's what open source is for.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
That is not why they are showing the code!  B.O.F.H. | 09/20/04
True. So why do they want to see the code?  Anton Philidor | 09/20/04
BOFH, a question for you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
You don't like that someone actually read the article and smacked you?  B.O.F.H. | 09/20/04
Unless they can compile it, MS shared source is a sham!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
Stated reasons for this program don't make sense.  Anton Philidor | 09/20/04
Also  michael-t | 09/20/04
ms office code? Only?  michael-t | 09/20/04
Umm, already done.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
This could be only the latest in a loss of faith in Microsoft.  B.O.F.H. | 09/20/04

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