Comments on: Political arguments for FOSS http://pipka.org/blog/2006/06/26/political-arguments-for-foss/ ... taking over the world like we always do! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:55:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leandro Brun http://pipka.org/blog/2006/06/26/political-arguments-for-foss/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Leandro Brun Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:58:54 +0000 http://pipka.org/blog/2006/06/26/political-arguments-for-foss/#comment-35 Very useful information and very articulate. More government and critical infrastructure decision makers should be exposed to this kind of information and lead the process of adoption by engaging their staff to be aware of the benefits also, and what it means to the organisation as a whole. Thank you for your valuable insight! Very useful information and very articulate. More government and critical infrastructure decision makers should be exposed to this kind of information and lead the process of adoption by engaging their staff to be aware of the benefits also, and what it means to the organisation as a whole.

Thank you for your valuable insight!

]]> By: eIT http://pipka.org/blog/2006/06/26/political-arguments-for-foss/comment-page-1/#comment-30 eIT Sat, 01 Jul 2006 19:06:57 +0000 http://pipka.org/blog/2006/06/26/political-arguments-for-foss/#comment-30 Well summarised indeed...I am from India, and quite a few of your thoughts are valid for India as well...especially the use of ICT in schools is one aspect where FOSS can play a vital role I guess with regard to the trade deficit, it is the other way round in India for ICT, for obvious reasons such as the software outsourcing work that companies here do etc...but for most other areas, India can take a leaf out of Australia and perhaps Brazil too... In fact, I like the way you have summarised the advantages neatly...we are putting together pages for <b><a href="http://www.eit.in/sw/os/linux/research/linux_research.html" rel="nofollow">Linux Research & Future</a></b> & for <b><a href="http://www.eit.in/sw/free_software/free_software.html" rel="nofollow">Free, Open Software WWW Resources</a></b> @ <a>eIT.in</a> where we are collecting resources such as your blog article in order to provide a comprehensive perspective of where FOSS & Linux are going, and what the future is...with re to FOSS ( F/LOSS as we call it here), we are keen to collect the use of FOSS in the various domains and industries, education for instance, government etc...I had not seriously thought about the "political & trade arguments" for FOSS, but your article has gotten me thinking...I will be adding this note of yours in one of our WWW resources soon, thanks once again for the content NS @ eIT.in Well summarised indeed…I am from India, and quite a few of your thoughts are valid for India as well…especially the use of ICT in schools is one aspect where FOSS can play a vital role

I guess with regard to the trade deficit, it is the other way round in India for ICT, for obvious reasons such as the software outsourcing work that companies here do etc…but for most other areas, India can take a leaf out of Australia and perhaps Brazil too…

In fact, I like the way you have summarised the advantages neatly…we are putting together pages for Linux Research & Future & for Free, Open Software WWW Resources @ eIT.in where we are collecting resources such as your blog article in order to provide a comprehensive perspective of where FOSS & Linux are going, and what the future is…with re to FOSS ( F/LOSS as we call it here), we are keen to collect the use of FOSS in the various domains and industries, education for instance, government etc…I had not seriously thought about the “political & trade arguments” for FOSS, but your article has gotten me thinking…I will be adding this note of yours in one of our WWW resources soon, thanks once again for the content

NS @ eIT.in

]]> By: Leon Brooks http://pipka.org/blog/2006/06/26/political-arguments-for-foss/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Leon Brooks Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:57:07 +0000 http://pipka.org/blog/2006/06/26/political-arguments-for-foss/#comment-28 Neatly and effectively collected, Mrs Waugh. Thank you very much for this nice summary! Neatly and effectively collected, Mrs Waugh. Thank you very much for this nice summary!

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