[H-GEN] Legislation to support open source software.

[Harry Phillips]

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Ewan Edwards wrote:
> 
> As you'll see in the separate email, Mr Johnstone is looking for comments that 
> may improve the Bill and assist in getting it through the parliament.  
> Clearly, I'm not suggesting that your comments can't go to this, or any 
> other, list.
> 

It has nothing about WHY Governments (local, state and Federal) should
prefer Open Source.

A good case of why is a letter a Peruvian (I think) Senator sent in
reply to MS of when they wanted to do the same thing. A translation of
the letter can be found at The Register.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/25157.html

-- 
Regards,
Harry Phillips
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     it comes bundled with your Microsoft product.



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