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A cause for optimism?A cause for optimism?Posted Jan 13, 2004 12:02 UTC (Tue) by mwh (guest, #582)Parent article: Open Source in Politics It seems to me that both campaigns are saying "well, we're just trying to use the best tools for the job" and then using open source solutions. Isn't that, in a way, the best thing they could possibly have said?
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A cause for optimism? Posted Jan 13, 2004 16:42 UTC (Tue) by TheOneKEA (subscriber, #615) [Link] Yes. One thing that people seem to forget is that moderate OSS users want to see OSS software become the equal of closed source software, not totally obliterate it. THe moderates want a world where both can be equally used without fearing the loss of accountability, support, features, or data.The comments from the members of the Clark and Dean campaign teams espouse that exact type of moderate behavior, and I applaud them for that.
A cause for optimism? Posted Jan 15, 2004 7:21 UTC (Thu) by guybar (guest, #798) [Link] Isn't that, in a way, the best thing they could possibly have said?I know very little specific on the US democracy, but I think the answer in every democracy is a definate NO. One votes to affect national priorities. If a candidate's technical staff is using OSS, then that is very good: They are, naturaly, among the people advising him. But from the candidate a statement of national policy is what's needed, not a statement w.r.t. OSS and campaign efficiency.
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