Hmmm…  The FOSS sector could charge and then turn that around as a pure booze, whores, and drugs incentive.  It seems odd the support contract companies don't at least provide booze.  Though, it still does not make up for the lack of whores and drugs…  I have always said if we want to reach the masses we need to up sell the booze and provide more whores, but no one ever listens ;)

 

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From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Joe Baptista
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:14 PM
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Quebec sued for m$ purchases

 

Our governments up here are very corrupt.  Microsoft has excellent marketing skills too that appeal to the civil servants.  Booze, whores and drugs - it was like that in the 80's and I have no reason to suspect anything has changed since I was with the premiers office in Ontario.  Booze, whores and drugs and a little payola I'm sure.

cheers
joe baptista

P.S. thanks for the story - would of missed it otherwise.

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On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 10:00 PM, der.hans <PLUGd@lufthans.com> wrote:

moin moin,

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/08/27/tech-quebec.html

http://facil.qc.ca/en/media/20080828-facil-contests-the-quebec-government-purchasing-methods-for-software

We all know it's rentals anyway.

But, 400,000 GNU/Linux desktops in France?

Netherlands banned proprietary software for government.

No wonder the European economy is doing better :).

ciao,

der.hans
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