[plug] gall and good news

[Alex Polglaze]

G'day All,

How's this for gall. These are extracts from and outsourcing newsletter that I 
receive. If Seattle bans outsourcing, then perhaps computer users worldwide 
should ban outsourcing their operating systems. One can only hope.

Second article mentions another Linux deployment.

Alex

Seattle to Ban Outsourcing to India	Top
Summary
Furious about Washington State contractors shipping tech jobs to India and other 
countries, two lawmakers in Seattle have announced that they will bring a 
legislation to ban outsourcing. Republican Zack Hudgins, a Democrat from Tukwila 
and a former Amazon.com employee, and Sandra Romero, a Democrat from Olympia, 
said that they will introduce the legislation to prevent State government 
contracts from being awarded to companies that send jobs to other countries.




Group 1 Software Adds Support for SUSE Linux	Top
Summary
Group 1 Software announced that it has added SUSE Linux to its already extensive 
list of supported operating systems and platforms. Group 1 now offers its data 
quality and direct marketing software solutions on SUSE Linux. Group 1 also 
provides customer support, documentation, education, and professional services 
for organizations using Group 1's technology on SUSE Linux.