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| Thread ID: 26384 | 2002-10-26 01:28:00 | MS products | shithead (2349) | Press F1 |
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| 93137 | 2002-10-26 08:42:00 | Quote: So why would the govt even consider going away from MS?? If they do, means trouble for its national workplace and its international comparisons. I beg to differ. MS software is expensive, buggy and with the draconian EULA's coming in, it is a serious national security issue (I'm not joking, MS will be allowed to access data from your computer at will) OSS software is free as in beer and in speech, is proven to be less buggy (I admit we do have bugs too though) and will always be around. If holes are found, patches are quickly released (The Konqueror patch took 90mins to fix and it was released straight away, the Apache patch(< 1.3.25) took less than a day. Quote: Students are to learn, so why learn something else and learn MS/MAC in uni and the workplace. If you want to become and stay competitive, you have to remain a step ahead of everyone else. People are still getting MCSE's (Minesweeper Cerified Solitaire Expert ;-)) thinking that they are going to get a great job. This is one certification of many that I think is overvalued. Too many people have it and it has become worthless (Thats my opinion only, flames to /dev/null) To summarise my speil of random comments, the more the Government buys MS software, the more they are going to have to because thet will have no other choice (The lock-in effect). The value that the Government pays will also go through the roof. I don't know about you but I don't want my hard-earned tax dollars spent on buggy, proprietary software from another country. I would rather the Government spend money on making/developing free software that everyone can benefit from. <end random banter> |
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| 93138 | 2002-10-26 09:11:00 | > schools avoiding MS/MAC will not work. Students are > to learn, so why learn something else and learn > MS/MAC in uni and the workplace. > To be good at something is doing it repetitive, doing > good is only a benefit for any country. So why would > the govt even consider going away from MS?? If they > do, means trouble for its national workplace and its > international comparisons. bollocks. You can't tell me that having students coming out of school with knowledge of MS/MAC *AND* some of the other alternatives is WORSE for the world! I'm not necessarily talking about forgetting MS exists, but giving people more awareness of what is out there. It's stupid when people can't use anything BUT windows with MS office installed. It makes the world a LESS productive place. Example: I have windows with no extra MS products installed. Openoffice.org as an office suite. I showed my flatmate that he could use that and save to MS office format, now he can use either my computer OR my other flatemates who has MS office. Benefits: He can use two computers instead of one. If i am on mine, he can use the other, if the other is busy, he can use mine. |
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| 93139 | 2002-10-26 09:15:00 | well said! | loser (538) | ||
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