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.<br>
<br>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!<br><br>
Or have I missed the plot here?<br><br>Jan.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Jan Claeys <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ubuntu@janc.be">ubuntu@janc.be</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Op dinsdag 03-11-2009 om 09:42 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Jan<br>
Bongaerts:<br>
<div class="im">> Even if it is important, if this is implemented this way, ignoring Mr.<br>
> Novaretti's statement, I don't think it would *ban* open standards,<br>
> but it just would not *demand* them. That would only seem fair,<br>
> wouldn't it?<br>
<br>
</div>This is about how information is communicated to us, citizens, and how<br>
we can communicate with the government.<br>
<br>
I don't want the EU or national or local government to be able to force<br>
me and tell me which operating system, office software, browser, etc. I<br>
have to use (if I don't want to become a homeless person living in the<br>
Brussels metro).<br>
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