At 07:58 AM 26/08/2006, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
One would assume that's at least one of the criteria. The best
tool for the job is the one I'd go with. But free and open would
have to be pretty important. There's a local university here that
for years standardized on MS Office because MS gave them lots of
money and free product. The students had to purchase the student
edition at $250 a pop. Finally the CIS dept managed to convince
the school to switch because once MS had hooked them, it stopped
giving away stuff and started charging (a clever marketing ploy I
know) and they wanted to be able to give back to the community.
So? That's why you hate MS, right?
Hate MS? No, I love MS. Without them, I'd have to find other
employment. Please don't put words in my mouth.
T
