Is it just me or does it seem as though the government has a lot of revenue to lose from this proposition. If the government indeed backs open source software, what ever happens to the tax that big software companies don't pay anymore because of reduced profits? The government is a business like any other in a capitalist economy, it'll watch out for its interests, which sometimes happen to coincide with the interests of the people.
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Is it just me or does it seem as though the government has a lot of revenue to lose from this proposition. If the government indeed backs open source software, what ever happens to the tax that big software companies don't pay anymore because of reduced profits? The government is a business like any other in a capitalist economy, it'll watch out for its interests, which sometimes happen to coincide with the interests of the people.