[plug] Open Source win in Mass. not a closed shop

[Kimberly Shelt]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 06:42:14AM +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:
> 
> AFAICT, they have only mandated open standards, which IMESHO is an 
> absolutely grand thing, and a *preference* for Open Source, which will 
> somewhat balance off against incumbency.

Bit like pro discrimination for female, minority groups et al.
in the work place ;) We need to "balance the opportunities with
enforced allocation to these groups, until we get a "balance" :)

> You speak to a level playing field, but picture such a level field with 
> a self-righteously enraged 400kg silverback eastern gorilla at one end, 
> accompanied by few orangutan fellow travellers and so on, and at the 
> other end a 150kg western gorilla (IBM), a handful of bonobos and a 
> flock of capuchins, tamarinds and other teacup-sized pongidae. 

or the WASP men on one side of the board table.. and LinuxChix on the other :)

> Let the fair competition begin.

Here here ! :)

Kim
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