Governments & Open Source

sydney-computer-support writes "The Greens in New Zealand who advocate the use of OSS are upset about a Novell contract because it doesn't support open source. The article mentions the greens spokeperson saying the contract "cleared the path for government agencies to adopt and expand their use of non-proprietary software" -- failing to note that Novell is a company offering proprietary versions of OSS."

Comments

Grammar Nazis

[Recovering Hater]

Slashdot is just taunting with this headline. I mean, come on! "Open Souce"?

Re:Grammar Nazis

[beef3k]

Oh give them a break - anyone can misspell "Sauce" once in a while...

Re:Grammar Nazis

[gmuslera]

Is the middle point between "Open Source" and "OpenSuse", to make the headline more into the point discussed into the article.

Govt. logic, go figure

[Anonymous Coward]

Souse \Souse\, n. [OF. sausse. See Sauce.] [Written also souce, sowce, and sowse.]

1. Pickle made with salt.

2. Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.

And he that can rear up a pig in his house, Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse. --Tusser.

3. The ear; especially, a hog's ear. [Prov. Eng.]

4. The act of sousing; a plunging into water.

So what's happening is that governments are struggling to keep the salted pickles free for everyone? So is that free as in beer?

Re:Govt. logic, go figure

[hey!]

No, I think it was a bit of Franglish, misspelling the word "sous" (under) as "souce".

What they really want to say is "ouvert sous" -- "open under", down implying of course "down under".

Why Franglish? Well, obviously because this is the Greens and they're taking their orders from Paris, now that their communist sponsors in Moscow are hors de combat.

Are we sure Memos?

[shareme]

Are we sure Hemos that SUSe soruce is nto aviable to cusotmozie and use for free from Novell or are just guessing?? Try guessig a little harder next time

Open Souse?

[tgeller]

Open souse = free beer!