__/ [ B Gruff ] on Sunday 26 March 2006 23:53 \__
> On Sunday 26 March 2006 22:48 Bob Tennent wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:08:20 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> > Former Massachusets CIO vocal about open source
>> >
>> > ,----[ Quote ]
>> >| Former Massachusetts state government CIO Peter Quinn believes that
>> >| any technology leader, in the public or private sector, who is not
>> >| supporting and implementing open standards should resign.
>> > `----
>> >
>> >
> http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/mgmt/98B8C259E9FD95CDCC25713B000BB039
>>
>> open standards != open source
Of course not, but the relationship is reciprocal.
>> The appropriate quote to have used is:
>>
>> As well as being cheaper, open source software is higher in quality
>> and more secure. Plus security breaches tend to get fixed more quickly
>> because of the number of eyes on the issue.
>
> Don't you find *both* of those quotes to be significant, Bob?
>
> When Peter was CIO, he (publicly at least) seemed to push only Open
> Standards.
> Now, it would appear that he is also strongly advocating Open Source.
That's a very good point.
> My word, there were wintrolls round here cheering when he resigned. I'll
> lay odds that there are some at MS who wish he'd stayed in that job - there
> he was to a large extent muzzled; now he's free to speak his mind!
I'm sure he makes a great living. For such keynote talks, one would get paid
a fortune. Wait until more governments take an initiative (e.g. Australia,
Norway, Finland, Germany) to investigate Open Source alternatives and invite
Quinn to serve as a gentle oracle.
Best wishes,
Roy
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