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CCAGW Misreads Mass. Policy, Open Standards Generally

Posted by timothy on from the amateur-clowns-vs.-professional-clowns dept.

mhrivnak writes "The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste made this press release blasting the Massachusetts policy decision to move to Open Source. They explain why Linux is a 'monopoly,' how this policy is 'socialist' and why 'The old Soviet Union could not have done this any better.' The CCAGW has been previously informed about the benefits of open source software in government. Tell them what you think!" The CCAGW is at least not completely one-dimensional; the group is also opposed to mandatory embedded snoopware. Maybe they don't realize that conventional closed-source software has big costs worth avoiding.

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  1. The group must be a conservative "think" tank... by Atario · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...else why complain about the government spending less (or nothing) for software? Answer: their MS stock would plummet.

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    "A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy." --Theodore Roosevelt
  2. Listen up, dweebs. by ProtonMotiveForce · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'll keep it short so you can get back to getting cheesy-puff cheese all over your size XXXL Linux Penguin shirts.

    1. They didn't call Linux a monopoly.
    2. The policy is idiotic, and the press release is at least reasonable, if not a little overboard.
    3. Mandating the use of a particular piece of software over all others, regardless of the specific need or evaluation process, is idiotic. They should fire that asshole immediately.

    Thanks for listening.