Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 25, 2003 06:00 PM
Why would a government mandate the use of Open Source software? I didn't think that it was implicit in the title that it was better.
I am a Linux user at home and do like it as an environment but my reasons for choosing software are not based around it's Open Sourceness. I choose the product which is best for the job. Surely that is the only criteria anyone should ever place on a tool. (Maybe I just don't get it).
If Microsoft had a proven track record with good, stable and, yes I dare, secure software then surely there would be no reason to choose anything else. The only reason that we are in the position where Linux can get the kind of market share users like myself want it to is because it is proven to be a better tool for the job, in an increasing number of applications.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 25, 2003 06:00 PMI am a Linux user at home and do like it as an environment but my reasons for choosing software are not based around it's Open Sourceness. I choose the product which is best for the job. Surely that is the only criteria anyone should ever place on a tool. (Maybe I just don't get it).
If Microsoft had a proven track record with good, stable and, yes I dare, secure software then surely there would be no reason to choose anything else. The only reason that we are in the position where Linux can get the kind of market share users like myself want it to is because it is proven to be a better tool for the job, in an increasing number of applications.
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