Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 18, 2007 02:16 AM
Mandating open source document standards is in our best interest.
And exactly how does mandating the use of open source benefit us? Do you mean by the cost savings? At the expense of productivity? I would have to say that mandating ANY standard should be unnecessary. The "market force" of best product for the job should decide the standard and not arbitrary legislation.
Now, you are saying let's concentrate on those issues and let Microsoft dictate the formats data is stored in
No, the people that tried to consciously sneak this legislation in are the ones that are attempting to dictate the standard.
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Re:Issues Are Endless
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 18, 2007 02:16 AMAnd exactly how does mandating the use of open source benefit us? Do you mean by the cost savings? At the expense of productivity? I would have to say that mandating ANY standard should be unnecessary. The "market force" of best product for the job should decide the standard and not arbitrary legislation.
Now, you are saying let's concentrate on those issues and let Microsoft dictate the formats data is stored in
No, the people that tried to consciously sneak this legislation in are the ones that are attempting to dictate the standard.
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