http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,3099898%5E15317%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
On Tue, 2001-10-23 at 08:44, eurk-dsl wrote:
> Article in Australian IT today.
>
> Apparently we're importing more that we're exporting.
>
> Does anyone have any figures on how much M$ are helping the deficit each
> year in Australia?
>
> Imagine the impact on the balance of trade and therefore the wealth of
> the nation if M$ was taken out of the equation.
>
> Every time you install SAMBA/Linux for example at a site, you've
> contributed to Australia's bottom line.
>
> Does this mean it's a patriotic duty to use open source?
>
> ref: p33 Australian IT (bottom bit). This link also included
> http://www.cfses.com
>
>
> Stuart
>
>
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