OT Re: Quebec sued for m$ purchases

[Joe Baptista]

On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Bryan O'Neal
<BONeal at cornerstonehome.com>wrote:

>  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 ;)
>
I didn't mean to imply that should be done. I think I just wanted to make
the point our governments up here are a bit corrupt.  I support the push
what the associations are trying to do.  We would be much better off if our
governments went open source up here.

Cheers
Joe Baptista


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> *Subject:* Re: Quebec sued for m$ purchases
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>
> 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 at lufthans.com> wrote:
>
> moin moin,
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/08/27/tech-quebec.html
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> 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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