Linux Access in State and Local Government, Part II (Linux Journal)

[Posted June 19, 2003 by ris]

Linux Journal examines Open Source Software use in the state of Texas. "Key Texans believe state and local governments should embrace Linux and open-source software (OSS) to reduce taxes. The local media decided differently and did not inform the general public about OSS initiatives in the legislature. This is especially odd, as the Houston Chronicle runs Linux on an IBM mainframe and the city administrators made the front page of USA Today for bucking Microsoft. In addition to the Chronicle, the parent of the Dallas Morning News, Belo Corporation, uses Linux to host web sites and invested heavily in :CueCat, a product driven by the Linux operating system. So, advocates of the OSS bill feel baffled."

Linux Access in State and Local Government, Part II (Linux Journal)

Posted Jun 19, 2003 22:15 UTC (Thu) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link] (3 responses)

This shouldn't surprize anyone. Businesses (and newspapers are businesses too) care about Linux if it saves them money. They don't care whether Linux saves money to the state government. They get angry when Linux users start doing something unapproved with their CueCats. They don't care about freedom. They do care about their bottom line.