Instructions to unsubscribe from this list at the end of the message - --------------------------------------------------------------------- HI everybody, I had read the recent article about Microsoft and its investment of Lm20 million in Malta. Although I am 100% in favour of the EU, I found this article stupid, bias for the following reasons :
1. Microsoft will not invest Lm20 million in malta, but it will just give its products at very cheap prices... If it was the case, Linux is investing Billions of Lm in whole world, because it is free for everybody, including to commercial entities. 2. M$ is trying to monopolize the students to use their unstable products, so that they will bias to its products when they are in the working world. When I was a University Student, I had developed applications for both linux and windows platforms. I can assure you that I had never spent a penny for linux development tools and OSes while I had to pay for M$ stuff. If I was the government I would think it twice, and still use Linux. After all the "free" software from M$ will be supported for free for just 3 years, while Linux will remain free cause it is open source. The government (both of them) will remain stuck to M$, cause the cost to change over will be much more exensive as more time passes by. And the more people are used to M$ products the more they will resist the change. M$'s move is just a marketing offer which wants to increase its penetartion in Malta, and to retain and well financed e-goverment project. In the long run the government will have to pay licensing and be dependent by one huge company. Even NASA uses linux due to its open source and stability, why should a small government like ours be dependent by M$? we should write some counter articles in the news papers and show to everybody that Linux is the most feasible long run option and not a propriety software like M$ windows and products. regards Roderick Scotto B.Sc. Business & Computing _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the linux mailing list. If you do not wish to continue receiving this mailing list, please send a mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing only the text "unsubscribe linux" ------------------------------
