[Ubuntu-be] [OT] (NL): EC wil af van open standaarden

[Jan Bongaerts]

The way I interpret this, it doesn't seem they want to force anything either
way. It would appear that they also want the people to be able to exercise
their right to be a real dumb-ass and stick to Microsoft and their cronies.
Forcing Open Source and/or Linux down everyone's throat wouldn't be fair
neither.

Just like one should still be free to choose to become a bum in Brussels. It
does have it advantages too, you know. Especially when you throw all your
papers away, you get all sorts of perks from our government!

Or have I missed the plot here?

Jan.

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Jan Claeys <ubuntu at janc.be> wrote:

> Op dinsdag 03-11-2009 om 09:42 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Jan
> Bongaerts:
> > Even if it is important, if this is implemented this way, ignoring Mr.
> > Novaretti's statement, I don't think it would *ban* open standards,
> > but it just would not *demand* them. That would only seem fair,
> > wouldn't it?
>
> This is about how information is communicated to us, citizens, and how
> we can communicate with the government.
>
> I don't want the EU or national or local government to be able to force
> me and tell me which operating system, office software, browser, etc. I
> have to use (if I don't want to become a homeless person living in the
> Brussels metro).
>
>
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