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>
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
> > EU withdraws claim that Linux support is illegal
> >
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | The Council's refusal to support Linux has angered the open-source
> > | community. Debian enthusiast Stefan Esterer last week started a
> > | petition to lobby the EU to change its mind. His petition has now
> > | been signed by nearly 12,000 users.
> > |
> > | Several ZDNet UK users have also voiced concern about the EU's
> > | stance.
> > |
> > | Chris Rankin suggested that the EU learned from the experiences
> > | of other online content creators, such as the BBC. "The BBC also
> > | has a mandate to reach as many people as possible, and so
> > | currently supports both WMV and Real formats. However, it is
> > | also creating its own Free codec called "Dirac". I'm sure that
> > | something like Dirac would serve the EU's purpose as well,"
> > | wrote Rankin.
> > |
> > | Another reader, Moley, was also unimpressed by the situation,
> > | commenting: "Bloody disgraceful! Whose interests are the
> > | Council serving?"
> > `----
> >
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39285357,00.htm
>
> "The Council said the reason for its failure to support Linux was the
> complexity of offering such support. "Streaming in 23 languages is very
> difficult," said the spokesman. Referring to Windows and Mac OS, he said:
> "It is easier to take what is used by many, if not all, the people."
> "
>
> The above EU statement is not reasonable at all.
> It is possible to stream in open formats for which
> there are open source decoders available free for all platforms.
> However streaming in proprietory formats is double the work,
> and reaches fewer audiences.
> Hence the EU Council's position is not tennable.
> It merely functions as a puppet to business interests
> that lobby very hard to push their own interests ONLY.
Its a real shame they haven't kept up with their history lessons. The
last time some Europeans got national and corporate interests entangled,
quite a few people died trying to sort that mess out.
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