I'd be glad to join in the flooding of congressmen's mailboxes with this letter. Gimma an address and I'll shoot one to all I can. :) Except, I just don't see America making the conversion.... MS is too embedded here I think. Developing countries would be the best to start with this.... Like Afghanistan! They need computer networks... Lets get them hooked up! :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Parrish" To: "Plug-discuss" Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 7:48 AM Subject: Re: FIND Dr.NUŅEZ LETTER HERE! | On Mon, 2002-05-06 at 23:13, Alan Dayley wrote: | > Microsoft's argument is refuted by Dr. Nunez in his letter, pointing out that | > the proposed law does not discriminate WHO can provide the software | > (non-discriminatory) but only HOW it must be provided (free as in freedom). | > | > The "how" has nothing to do with discrimination. MS would be welcome to | > provide software if it is provided in a free "as in freedom" manner (open | > source, modifiable by the customer, open data standards). If that excludes | > MS because their chosen business model does not fit, that is not | > discrimination, it is a business process criteria. | > | > I hope this law passes in Peru. I wish it could pass here. | > | > Alan | > | | | Make sure your congress person (and anyone else you may know in the | public sector ) gets a copy of the letter. | | Carl P. | P.S. does anyone have the link where you can look up your senators email | address handy? | | | ________________________________________________ | See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. | | PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us | http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss