Ananova: Microsoft Lobbying US, Third World Against Linux, Other Open Source Software

“Microsoft Corp has been waging a major lobbying and
public-policy campaign to stop government agencies in the US and in
developing countries from using free, ‘open-source’ software,
especially the Linux operating system, the Wall Street Journal
reported citing Linux vendors and government officials.

“According to the report, Microsoft has in the past year argued
with the Defense Department over the content of a report extolling
free software.

“It has also organized a world-wide lobby to oppose laws that
mandate using open-source software, and persuaded some congressmen
to ask the new Office of Homeland Security not to fund research
that uses certain open software, the paper said…”

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