* Fabian Keil <[email protected]> [2010-03-30 20:48:42 +0200]:
> | Visible effects of Open Standards are that you can: > | > | * Choose any operating system or application and still be able to > | read and edit all your old documents. > > Any? For a letter to different ministries we changed that to: "Choose between different operating systems..." I think this solves the problem. > | * Collaborate with others regardless of which software they are using. > > Really? Why not? > | * Use any software of your choice to interact with your government. > > Even if my government would be using Open Standards in measurable > quantities, I'd still be limited to software that actually supports > those standards. Yes. I agree. What's your point? > | * lower taxes as a result of more effective governmental > | IT solutions that avoid the cost of lock-in > > DFD is 2010-03-31, not 2010-04-01, right? > > I don't doubt that governments could save a lot of money on IT > solutions if they could get there act together in regard to > Open Standards, but I find it hard to believe that this would > lead to reduced taxes. You're right, we should probably remove that "lower taxes" part. Best wishes, Matthias -- German Coordinator, Fellowship Coordinator Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) [] (http://fsfe.org) Join the Fellowship of FSFE! [][][] (http://fsfe.org/join) Your donation powers our work! || (http://fsfe.org/donate) _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
