A government "mandate" is the kiss of death for innovation. Rich On Thu June 19 2003 9:55 pm, Tim Hammerquist wrote: > Clifton Frazier wrote: > > And big $ responds with their obligatory nay-saying... > > > > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2136285,00.html > > > > - Cliff Frazier > > It's interesting that "Intellect" appears to have said "Mandating > one particular type of license will hurt competition, but > discriminating against said license is good sportsmanship." > > I don't personally agree that open source should be mandated by > any governing body, political or corporate, if Linux is ever to > prove itself to the world at large. > > I realize I'm separating myself from the FSF, but in the real > world it's not about who has more money, whose package costs > more, or who believes in freedom more. It's about what benefits > the market most. > > If any particular system is to be accepted as "better" or even > "successful", they have to compete on equal terms. I think it's > great that governments are starting to see it as a viable option, > but favoring any party benefits no one. > > My USD 0.02, > Tim Hammerquist
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