Do they (other countries) really have any choice? I have to agree that it is one of the most articulate and just plain impressive documents I have ever written. Regardless of your stand on Microsoft, it was a pleasure to read just for the logic and beauty of the presentation.
Jill -----Original Message----- From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] Microsoft in Peruvian open-source nightmare I'm working my way through the letter in the article. It's pretty scathing, and devastating, unless you're a die-hard MS fan. To quote the lead-in, "The letter provides the most thoughtful and thorough rebuttal we've ever seen to Microsoft's standard open-source terror boilerplate." And, it underscores a point I made in a presentation last month, that a number of governments around the world are seriously looking at Open Source software as an alternative to Microsoft (and other proprietary) software. Mark
