Looks like my post missed the point. I was hoping to convey to the various parties that they ought to be considering open source as a possible replacement for the IT deficit. I know which I'd rather have.
Stuart Daniel Finn wrote: >That its not the governments fault for the deficit in the IT sector. >That it's the fault of the industry itself, through expanding it too >fast, which has lead to oversupply problems, excessive competition, and >price undercutting which has cost them dearly. The Government can >provide help, but as Steven said, its not their fault, so why should >they have to fix it. > >Daniel > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>On Behalf Of David Fisher >>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 7:52 PM >>To: Steven Blunt >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: [SLUG] Election time... >> >> >>In message <005e01c16054$9f1e5890$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >>"Steven Blunt" >>writes: >> >>>I'm fairly sure that the IT deficit isn't a government deficit but a >>>trade deficit. Not really the government's job to fix IMO, >>> >>tho Pauline >> >>>would probably tell you otherwise. >>> >>Please explain. >> >>-- >>David >> >>"Some weeks it looks like Redmond feels entitled to capture >>not just part of what we save, but all of it. That just >>isn't going to fly with corporate >>America forever. When your margins are more sensitive to >>Bill Gates' pricing whims than they are [to] the price of >>oil, that's an untenable position for a >>large company to be in." - John Chapman, Sr. Technology >>Executive, Amoco >> >> >> >>-- >>SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - >>http://slug.org.au/ More Info: > >> >http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
