[plug] No tax software for you, naughty Linux/Mac user

[Kai]

Arie Hol wrote:

> 
> On 21 Jul 2007 at 22:58, Kai wrote:
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> 
>>This article might be of interest to some, comments are a good read too...
>>
>>No tax software for you, naughty Linux/Mac user
>>http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13613/1091/1/0/
>>2 pages
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> 
> 
> An interesting read, indeed.
> 
> If the ATO site is in fact a .Net site as indicated by the article - then 
> maybe the developers of eTax could/should consider developing the 
> application using Mono.
> 
> Then they could compile the software to create client software that can run 
> on Linux as well as Windows.
> 
> But then again, that would be too easy - as Mono is open software and that 
> seems to be beyond the paradigm that exists within our government and its 
> instrumentalities.
> 
> Regards Arie
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I thought maybe if enough Linux users in Australia contacted the ATO 
about Linux usability they might do something about it, eventually ?

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