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,,,)
Coincidentally, the EU is making strong moves against Microsoft, court-
wise - there have been fines, and at some point the Commissioners will
realize that fines are not effective against a corporation as large
and wealthy as Microsoft... at which point, some commentators have
suggested that Microsoft might be banned from operating in Europe.
Some people say that's not very realistic. But a few years ago it
might have been thought "unrealistic" that the Italian, French and
German governments would change from Microsoft to Linux.
Other people say that the US government wouldn't sit still through
such a boycott - they would institute punitive sanctions against the
EU and so forth.
But I'm not talking here of Europe banning Microsoft as an act of
protectionism in favour of Europe software manufacturers. I think I'm
right in saying that most Linux distros are US-based. So how could
banning Microsoft from operating in Europe be construed as an anti-US
action?
I know some people here will say I'm just indulging in pie-in-the-sky
fantasy. But it's not such an outlandish "what-if".
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