Requiring Software Freedom

Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 29, 2001 @05:31AM from the freedom-and-compulsion dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "CNET is carrying a story about the increasing momentum that Open Source software and 'Software Libre' are gaining in Latin and South America and Europe. A certain company from Redmond WA USA is mentioned several times in the article as the impetus to free foreign governments from certain onerous licensing agreements (not to mention the cost savings involved). It is interesting that some of these governmental entities are actually requiring the use of Software Libre, not just encouraging it. Maybe it's time to visit Rio?"

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Re:This is a bad, bad idea. by SirSlud · 2001-08-29 05:48 · Score: 4, Informative

While your post borders on troll ...

If you read the article, you would understand that if no such free software exists to address your needs, most policies being discussed would allow for commercial alternatives. No one is holding a gun to your head. Also, the government isn't forcing you to use particlar software; the government is forcing the government to use particular software. It's called policy .. would you argue that not being allowed to show up at work naked is an infrigment on your 'freedom'?

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