On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 09:59 -0600, Josh Coates wrote: > the question was: "to what degree is OSS responsible for the economic > strength of the US." > > my answer? it's not responsible in the slightest.
I don't know if I would go as far as saying "in the slightest". BSD software in particular has been responsible for accelerating the information revolution. But in general, I have to agree with Josh. You all know that I'm a strong F/OSS supporter, but lets not get delusions of granduer. IT is only part of a very large and diverse economy. F/OSS isn't vital to the economy. Yet. -- Stuart Jansen e-mail/jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden
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