Can we make it a point to not start this again i.e. Do not reply to a mail that seems to be starting MS v OSS w/o any visible discussion end-point/alternative.

The thread was never meant to be MS v FLOSS (atleast thats not what i intended when i posted about the signing of the MOU) It was just meant to create awareness about what it happening. We are at a stage where most of the stuff in the government is being computerised and they decisions they take today will definately affect us tomorrow. It has nothing to do with MS in particular. Any propritory solution is just the same according to me.

Anand.

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nothing to do with MS in particular. Any propritory solution is just the same according to me.

thass the point i was trying to make also - even a proprietory solution using 'floss' sucks - i would prefer an opensource initiative in VB to that

Now that we have some sort of a consensus, what can we do about it ??

On Wednesday 24 Aug 2005 6:57 pm, Philip Tellis wrote:

Sometime Today, AMR cobbled together some glyphs to say:

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Now that we have some sort of a consensus, what can we do about it ??

Start a company. Lookout for tenders floated by the government. Quote a price that's less than what others quote. Hope that no one's getting kickbacks.

and when you finally get the order, make sure the software is released into open source, whereupon a lot more companies will jump into the fray to tender support to other projects where the department goes for the open source software you have released.