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  From: Brian Astill <bastill@sa.apana.org.au>
  To  : Richard Russell <richardrussell@mail.com>
  Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 07:58:19 +1030

Re: [getting OT] RE: Meeting Speaker Proposal

On Thu, 18 Jan 2001, Richard Russell wrote:

> Could I suggest that some sort of independant group be formed to lobby
> governemnt (if it hasn't already been suggested)... 

Why don't we set up another list - similar to the one we had for the
Installfest - for discussion and coordinated action on this issue?

As I see it, our real concern is that the anti-competitive activities of
Microsoft are being supported and amplified by State and Federal governments
and other large organisations, like universities.

That we are aware of a "better way" only adds to our concern.

We could, however, point out that large systems which support banks of Windows
and Mac PCs are invariably powered by one of the Unices (often these days,
FreeBSD or Linux).

> Personally, I would not choose to push the linux barrow, but would push the
> level-ground barrow, and hope that the best solution for each situation
> wins... and if that happens to be MS Windows, so be it, as long as it's
> chosen on merit (not technical merit, business merit)...

Sounds fair to me :-)

Could those of us interested in forming an Open-Source lobby group - if
that is what it would be - discuss this at the next LinuxSA meeting?

-- 
Regards,
Brian

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Flinders University Institute of International Education
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