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Perens Pushes "Sincere Choice" for Software

Posted by michael on from the choose-wisely dept.

jalefkowit writes "Looks like Bruce Perens has found something to keep him occupied, now that he's parted ways with HP: the Register is covering his launch of a new political platform, "Sincere Choice", which he wrote to clarify the distinctions between the values of the open-source community and the Microsoft-funded Institute for Software Choice. Sincere Choice addresses several issues in critical to open software, including interoperability, competition by merit, open standards, and copyright."

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  1. Microsoft-founded Institute for Software Choice? by porky_pig_jr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hmmm ... reminds me of Tobacco Research Institute founded by guess whom? For years they've been claiming that the smoke is good for you. Expect the same level of integrity from Institute for Software Choice.

  2. Let's see how their websites validate by goingware · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Because the W3C HTML Validator uses the GET method for its form submission, I can post hyperlinks that will run the validator on each of their webpages.

    Well, I think it's clear who stands for open standards and interoperability.

    If you'd like to know more about how to use validators to make your websites interoperable, read my article Use Validators and Load Generators to Test Your Web Applications.

    Thank you for your attention.

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  3. Written in conjunction with Junk Bond King by Dr.+Zowie · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Interestingly enough, the M$ word rebuttal on the ISC site contains some strings that the author probably didn't intend to publish. In particular, the name of Peter Passell, archconservative economist, and the name "Milken Institute" -- home of the Junk Bond King himself -- who did time in federal prison for his own shady business practices in the 1980s.

    If only he were using an open-source format for his letters....

  4. RTF *not* compatible! by aquarian · · Score: 5, Interesting

    In my experience, RTF is no more compatible than cross platform DOC filters. It works most of the time, but it's still unreliable. An RTF created by one program may not work with another, even on the same platform. Your chances are a lot better if you stick to mainstream fonts, etc., but few people know which ones those are. If you can get everyone to agree which programs, versions, and fonts to use, RTF is workable, but it's still a big pain.