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Current Newswire: Saving the "Best" for Last - Fedora 12 (Constantine) LinuxCertified Announces its next Linux System and Network Administration BootCamp The Problem With The Linux Community Vim 101: A Beginner's Guide to Vim Open Source Science: A Revolution From Within openSUSE 11.2-- Incremental Updates, Plenty of Polish Microsoft, other rivals slam Google Chrome OS Intel Linux Graphics Shine With Fedora 12 Editor's Note: Do It Yourself "Cloud" Google Chrome OS: First looks, first impressions Arcsight Engineer The Computer Merchant, Ltd US-DC-Washington Post A Job | Post A Resume CNET News: The Politics of Open-Source Software Jul 16, 2003, 02 :30 UTC (19 Talkback[s]) (7318 reads) (Other stories by Declan McCullagh) "Mike Wendy says he doesn't hate open-source software. "Wendy, spokesman and policy counsel for the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC), says he just wants to make sure government agencies don't unduly favor open-source or free programs over proprietary software. "'We want a process that is not based on automatic preferences,' Wendy said. "The ISC is by far the most vocal opponent of a growing trend: Legislation that, if enacted, would all but prohibit government agencies from purchasing proprietary software for their own use. The ISC asserts that such legislation could jeopardize the future of the worldwide commercial software industry..." Complete Story Related Stories: Australian IT: Open Source Trade Clash(Jul 01, 2003) CNET News: Open-Source Battle Rages in Oregon(Apr 09, 2003) ITBusiness.ca: Don't Open Source, Don't Tell(Dec 03, 2002) CNET News: Group Urges Limits on Open Source(Dec 02, 2002) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   It's time to sell-off MSFT stocks    Xunil Ung Jul 16, 2003, 03:15:14     CNet News Unfriendly to Galeon    Galeon User Jul 16, 2003, 03:16:49     I agree but not really.    Brandioch Conner Jul 16, 2003, 03:24:17     Re: CNet News Unfriendly to Galeon    RobW Jul 16, 2003, 05:21:31     Laws Should Force Open File Formats!    Tom D. Jul 16, 2003, 07:09:11     Limiting choice?    Wesley Parish Jul 16, 2003, 09:23:25     Better criteria for software choice.    Shiva Jul 16, 2003, 11:02:08     development model or customer desired feature    aRTee Jul 16, 2003, 11:46:11     American Software    Wogster Jul 16, 2003, 13:22:09     Translation:    Jerry L Kreps Jul 16, 2003, 13:25:19     Re: I agree but not really.    Charles Hixson Jul 16, 2003, 14:30:08     Re: Re: I agree but not really.    Shiva Jul 16, 2003, 16:01:09     The Devil's in the Details    llywrch Jul 16, 2003, 17:30:52     Open Source should be specified as default.    SM Jul 16, 2003, 17:31:53     the new pledge    Bill Nuxli Jul 16, 2003, 19:55:56     defining    anthony Jul 16, 2003, 20:19:49     Re: defining    SM Jul 16, 2003, 22:23:05     bad premise    Tim Dion Jul 16, 2003, 23:33:19     ISC    GH Jul 17, 2003, 01:59:05     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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