[LINK] ISP's thrown $20 million bone by DCITA

[Rick Welykochy]

Robert Hart wrote:

> Of course the best way to actually achieve the end of it being both a 
> worthwhile piece of software and available on all operating systems 
> would be to create it as an Open Source project.
> 
> That however would mean the government would have to remove it's head 
> from Bill Gate's arse  - a difficult job as that head is simultaneously 
> and irretrievably wedged in Shrub's rear end as well.

Does that mean our gummint is two-faced?

Regarding open source, an argument can me made that all publicly funded
software projects should be open source, since we are the ones paying for
them and thus should be able to benefit from the fruits of the project.


cheers
rickw


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