vinay sreenivasa wrote: >>> This is the big mistake that people not familiar with IT (and FOSS ) >>> make. It's not the price, it's the Freedom. One should stress that IT >>> is crucially dependent on the software to achieve it's magic. >>> > > We completely agree. Governments look at cost in a big way and we have been > try > ing to get across the point that freedom matters and what advantages freedom > br > ings. > However, while we do not stress on the cost angle, we cannot ignore it > either. > For eg.when governments can use Open Office and save lakhs of rupees on > license > fee for MS office, they should be going for Open Office and should not spend > p > ublic money on proprietary software. > > Talking about freedom to newbies should always be accompanied with practical examples, case studies or experiences or else people generally don't understand what is software freedom.
-- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
