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Last paragraphLast paragraphPosted Oct 22, 2004 15:30 UTC (Fri) by gowen (guest, #23914)In reply to: Last paragraph by dmarti Parent article: Why open source is unsustainable (Financial Times)
Really? I read it for the exact opposite. i.e. "I believe Open Source is doomed intrinsically, so any govt controls on it are completely needless red tape."
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Last paragraph Posted Oct 22, 2004 22:54 UTC (Fri) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270) [Link] You're both wrong. He's saying that governments should pass regulations that favor open source software as a general class. He doesn't imply that any particular open-source product couldn't be the best choice for a government, but simply that the government should choose on the merits of the software, not on its business model. [Merits would presumably include things like quality, support, viability of continued support, and other issues that would interact with the business model underlying the software.]
Last paragraph Posted Oct 22, 2004 22:55 UTC (Fri) by sepreece (subscriber, #19270) [Link] Crap - major typo in second sentence - "should be "He's saying that governments should NOT pass..."
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