IP: ANALYSIS: Microsoft vs. open source gets political

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Bill Keeshen <keeshen () pacbell net>
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Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 22:28:05 -0700
To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: ANALYSIS: Microsoft vs. open source gets political


ANALYSIS: Microsoft vs. open source gets political

Microsoft Corp. is facing a growing battle against open-source software that
is edging into politics on a global scale.

Just last week, the German government announced a deal to replace parts of
its IT system with open-source programs, and Taiwan officials announced, as
part of an effort to curb Microsoft's dominance in software, preliminary
plans to promote the development of local Linux software.

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http://www.idg.net/ic_874742_1793_1-1681.html

Regards,

Bill Keeshen
www.velocitop.com


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