__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 30 March 2007 08:48 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 29 March 2007 22:24 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Oregon joins states considering open-source legislation
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| The bill as it is currently written appears to more explicitly favor
>>>>| the use of free, open-source software such as OpenOffice and its
>>>>| native format, Open Document Format for Office Applications (ODF),
>>>>| than do pending proposals in other states.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=open_source&articleId=9014658&taxonomyId=88&intsrc=kc_top
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/2mrumt
>>>>
>>>
>>> This really is just a matter of time. There is no justification for
>>> keeping public documentation in any format other than one which is
>>> available to all.
>>
>> That means that at least 10% of the United States is already determined to
>> go Open Source. The others are simply undecided at this stage. Wait and
>> watch the cattle effect. Microsoft used its hobbyists in Massachusetts to
> ^^^^^^^^^
> I know you mean lobbyists, but it's something of an ironical typo when
> you consider how often linux has been criticised as being a hobbyist's
> operating system. :-)
It was a typos, maybe a Freudian slip. But don't forget Bill Gates' open
letter.
Also see:
,----[ Quote ]
| [RMS:] ...Thanks to Mr. Gates, we now know that an open Internet with
| protocols anyone can implement is communism...
|
| ...Mr. Gates' secret is out now?he too was a "communist;" he, too,
| recognized that software patents were harmful?until Microsoft
| became one of these giants...
`----
http://news.com.com/Bill+Gates+and+other+communists/2010-1071_3-5576230.html?part=rss&tag=5575731&subj=news.1071.20
>> aggressively knock out not one, but _TWO_ ODF-supporting CIOs, but Mass.
>> is not important anymore. Free and Open standards speak for themselves.
>
> I still find it shocking that this kind of governmental manipulation can
> go on so overtly in the US, and nobody seems to mind. I recall Jim
> Richards saying ages ago that there should be a revolution every few
> decades - perhaps he's right.
NZ yelled out yesterday. Basically, one guy who reads BoycottNovell.com
brought it to my attention and I then passed it on to PJ, who in turn told
Groklaw readers (some of whom are diplomats).
>> Outside the States it's a different story. OOXML appeals to nobody. It's a
>> lockin wrapped in an XML shell.
>>
>
> Another very overt play at manipulating the world, but finally, the rest
> of the world doesn't seem quite so keen to listen to Microsoft any more.
The least we can do is put it in text for the world to see. If they don't
mind, what can you do? But the intensity of betrayal is what drives many
people who program /against/ Microsoft's products and avoid their products
like they avoid fire.
--
~~ Best wishes
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