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Re: Italian parliament choses Linux

"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:2019816.LJRLmQnydC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ____/ Peter Hayes on Friday 13 July 2007 15:56 : \____
>
>> dapunka <dapunka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On 13 Jul, 11:57, Peter Köhlmann <peter.koehlm...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > <http://www.repubblica.it/2007/07/sezioni/scienza_e_tecnologia/linux-p...>
>>> >
>>> > According to that newspaper, around 3500 servers and desktops will be
>>> > moved to linux.
>>> >
>>> > Italy is just another example. Last november the french national 
>>> > assembly
>>> > already had decided to move around 1000 desktops to linux. Also last 
>>> > year
>>> > the german "Bundestag" decided to move its servers to linux, and the
>>> > desktops of those who wanted to change (several did)
>>> > --
>>> > Microsoft Windows - The art of incompetence.
>>>
>>> The Italian government... the French National Assembly... the German
>>> Bundestag... one by one, the governments of Europe migrate to Linux.
>>> (The UK government seems to have a "thing" for Gates, but maybe
>>> there's hope in Westminster too,,,)
>>
>> You misspelt "(Blair seemed to have a "thing" for Gates [1], but maybe
>> there's hope in Westminster now,,,).
>>
>> The BBC seemed to be in love with Gates too, but now an EU lawsuit
>> threatens there's perhaps a hint of a back-pedal over the Windows-only
>> iPlayer,
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6897050.stm
>>
>> "A condition of approval was that "platform neutrality be achieved as
>> soon as possible" with reviews every six months."
>>
>> Which doesn't exactly inspire confidence if they're expecting to review
>> progress twice a year, doubtless the subtext is "We'll see how long it
>> takes for the EU to act. If they're in their usual it'll be at least
>> five years".
>>
>>
>> [1] or anyone else with millions of $$$/£££.
>
> Just wait...
>
> It's only the beginning.
>
> They are planning to pull a .NET Net now... Silverlight on the BBC Web 
> site is
> being considered. I have begun talking with the OSC about this..


Yeah. And the first time anyone at the OSC types your name into Google or 
any other search engine they will see just what kind of nutcase you really 
are.



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