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Oregon's Open Source Bill Stalled by Microsoft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the two-can-play-at-that-game dept.

Wanker writes "Previously on Slashdot we read about an Oregon bill that would require government agencies to consider Open Source software in addition to whichever software they would normally consider. Unfortunately, House Bill 2892 is getting stalled by "stiff opposition" from such unsurprising places as Microsoft. All you Oregon Slashdotters, it's time to call or write your representatives."

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  1. Re:Motivation by Exiler · · Score: 2, Funny

    People might actually get an education in something other than a government supported monopoly? Oh, I shudder at the thought.

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  2. Microsoft has a point... by sdibb · · Score: 4, Funny
    I agree with Microsoft COMPLETELY on this stand:

    "We believe that procurement decisions should be based on the overall merits and value of the software under consideration," said Alex Mercer, a Microsoft spokeswoman.

    In other words, go with open source.

  3. In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Microsoft stalling bill that would require consideration of OSS"

    In other late-breaking news, the sky is blue and computer chips contain silicon. Film at 11.

  4. Re: I'm confused by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


    Ah, clever! Post your talkback twice and you can get more than the legal karma limit for it.

    And the editors can hardly complain about double posting! (Ehrm, you wouldn't happen to be one of the editors, would you?)

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