[LINK] Use Open Source - You're a Pirate

[Tom Koltai]

Of course the problem with this is that organisations like IBM now make
99.9% of their money from providing services that support open platform
software installations.

Does that mean that Big Blue is a Pirate?

And it's curious, but I remember a Guardian article not too long ago
[link below] that said the UK Government was going to use cloud
computing installed star office type open source to cut back on it's 315
million pounds per annum Microsoft licensing fees.

Hmmm, watch the left hand, not the right hand, watch the left hand......

I wonder how the UK Gov will reconcile it's position on this.....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/27/cloud-computing-governm
ent-uk



Tom


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Frank O'Connor
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> Subject: [LINK] Use Open Source - You're a Pirate
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> 
> The latest intellectual foray by the reactionary forces of IP 
> ownership makes interesting reading.
> 
> And these venal, no talent dicks are taken seriously by the 
> Australian government.
> 
> 					Regards,
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/feb/23/opensour
> ce-intellectual-property
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