Re: [tdf-discuss] German Foreign Office is dropping only open source software policy

2011-05-14 Thread Ian Lynch
Also the guidance was poor and the apps did not get updated for years. So the endusers in the diplomatic services got displeased more and more, but the responsible persons in the administration choose the wrong way out. This is the short version, you can read a bit more at the H :

[tdf-discuss] German Foreign Office is dropping only open source software policy

2011-05-13 Thread plino
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227849/open_source_advocates_angry_at_german_govt_decision.html This isn't even about OpenOffice vs LibreOffice... It's about Closed Source vs Open Source TBH I think it was a bad move to change radically if you have experienced and productive users

Re: [tdf-discuss] German Foreign Office is dropping only open source software policy

2011-05-13 Thread Olav Dahlum
On 13/05/11 20:02, plino wrote: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227849/open_source_advocates_angry_at_german_govt_decision.html This isn't even about OpenOffice vs LibreOffice... It's about Closed Source vs Open Source TBH I think it was a bad move to change radically if you

Re: [tdf-discuss] German Foreign Office is dropping only open source software policy

2011-05-13 Thread Volker Merschmann
Hi, 2011/5/13 plino pedl...@gmail.com: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227849/open_source_advocates_angry_at_german_govt_decision.html This isn't even about OpenOffice vs LibreOffice... It's about Closed Source vs Open Source TBH I think it was a bad move to change radically

Re: [tdf-discuss] German Foreign Office is dropping only open source software policy

2011-05-13 Thread Friedrich Strohmaier
Hi plino, *, plino schrieb: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227849/open_source_advocates_angry_at_german_govt_decision.html This isn't even about OpenOffice vs LibreOffice... It's about Closed Source vs Open Source right.. TBH I think it was a bad move to change radically