Lobbyists Urge South Australia To Drop Open Source Bill 248
Red Wolf writes "The Age reports that South Australia has caused eyebrows at the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) to be raised in concern, with the organisation writing to Premier Mike Rann over a proposed Open Source software bill. The ISC, by its own definition, is a "global coalition of large and small companies committed to advancing the concept that multiple competing software markets should be allowed to develop and flourish unimpeded by government preference or mandate"."
Their position makes perfect sense really. (Score:0, Funny)
The problem is when individuals try to claim these entitlements. If we spend tax dollars on the poor, how are we going to have a competitive corporate sector? The logic is so simple, and yet we still have these attempts to force tax dollars to be spent on Open Source software.
Slashdot link that shows indeed it does (Score:1, Funny)
Hello? It's for you. (Score:2, Funny)
You forgot to mention (Score:3, Funny)
What they really meant to say: (Score:4, Funny)
Lobbyists Urge South Australia To Drop Open Source Bill
After Slashdot discussion:
Open Source Lobbyists Urge South Australia To Drop Bill
Cybersquatting (Score:4, Funny)