__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 21 July 2006 14:33 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Free and Open Source Software at the United Nations
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>>| Other IOSN Sri Lanka contributions include several Sinhala-enabled
>>| Linux distributions and a Linux download accelerator.
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>> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/07/20/un_and_foss.html
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> How things change... it doesn't seem like two minutes since the rather
> odd decision to adopt MS Word was taken by the ITU. It would seem that
> sense is now dawning.
...And, as the controversial paper from the government of
New Zealand suggested, it's infectious, too. I guess the
word has a negative connotation, which is why the phrasing
was subsequently changed. Either way, as a business or a
government, you are more likely to embrace ODF, or open
standards, or Open Source, or GNU/Linux once the precedence
is there. You rely on other people's judgment and also use
it as defence against failures (sacking). The "Nobody ever
gets fired for buying Microsoft" myth is reaching its end
with loss of trust (according to surveys), antitrust,
bullying, critical bugs, inability to deliver good software
(on deadline), lack of innovation etc.
Best wishes,
Roy
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