On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:49:18 +0100, Cork Soaker
wrote:

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yVlPqeZwo
>
>Barack Obama states that he wants all of America online.
>
>Would you like to bet that he won't be asking people to use costly
>Windows for this?
>
>Plus, imagine the cost if they have all the hospitals, schools,
>libraries, bus stops... on-line using Windows, compared to a Linux
>distro, perhaps?


Not to worry. Like every other Democratic solution, the cost won't
matter. They'll simply a) raise taxes and b) pass the cost on to the
consumer. I'm already being billed every month on my phone bill to
help provide "universal Internet access" to all the schools. It's a
short jump to "everyone".

On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:49:18 +0100, Cork Soaker wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yVlPqeZwo
>
> Barack Obama states that he wants all of America online.
>
> Would you like to bet that he won't be asking people to use costly
> Windows for this?

Is Obama not a Windows fan? I thought all mainstream politicians in the
US were in bed with Microsoft.

> Plus, imagine the cost if they have all the hospitals, schools,
> libraries, bus stops... on-line using Windows, compared to a Linux
> distro, perhaps?

The possible next prez advocating Linux? That'd be nice...

On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:49:18 +0100, Cork Soaker wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4yVlPqeZwo
>
> Barack Obama states that he wants all of America online.
>
> Would you like to bet that he won't be asking people to use costly
> Windows for this?

Is Obama not a Windows fan? I thought all mainstream politicians in the
US were in bed with Microsoft.

> Plus, imagine the cost if they have all the hospitals, schools,
> libraries, bus stops... on-line using Windows, compared to a Linux
> distro, perhaps?

The possible next prez advocating Linux? That'd be nice...

firebrand wrote:


>
> The possible next prez advocating Linux? That'd be nice...

I read, somewhere, that someone (sorry for being so vague) is/has either
passed a bill requiring US government departments to use open source OS, or
they want to pass a bill doing so.

Again, I'm very vague but I'm sure a Google will clear it all up.

[Oops]
I should keep my mouth shut.

Google reveals it was Brazil and Peru.
WELL!! IT WAS OVER THE WATER SOMEWHERE!!!

Even so, still makes sense and will save them a fortune.

How does the GPL fair against government departments sharing their source
code?
I'll be honest, if the military want to create their own military systems
based on GPL software, I'm more than happy for them to keep it quiet. But
maybe that's just me?

Or am I right in thinking they do not have to share the code unless they're
distributing a product? When I think about it, that sounds about right.

It's going to be a long day for me, I think that's clear. :'(

In article , Cork Soaker wrote:
> Barack Obama states that he wants all of America online.

So how does he plan to deal with the refuseniks, who *don't* want to
be online? Gulags? Insane asylums?

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On 2008-04-02, Roger Blake wrote:
> In article , Cork Soaker wrote:
>> Barack Obama states that he wants all of America online.
>
> So how does he plan to deal with the refuseniks, who *don't* want to
> be online? Gulags? Insane asylums?
>

I suggest that you set up a website, where those who are not online,
could complain about this unfair treatment.

i

Roger Blake wrote:
> In article , Cork Soaker wrote:
>> Barack Obama states that he wants all of America online.
>
> So how does he plan to deal with the refuseniks, who *don't* want to
> be online? Gulags? Insane asylums?
>


You seem to be intentionally uncomprehending. There has long been a
policy in most countries to favor universal literacy. But those refusing
to read are not penalized; a reading refuser can even become President
of the United States.


Universal computer literacy is a policy that seems to offer great
opportunities for less costly linux distributions.


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AV3 wrote:
> Roger Blake wrote:
>> Cork Soaker wrote:
>>
>>> Barack Obama states that he wants all of America online.
>>
>> So how does he plan to deal with the refuseniks, who *don't*
>> want to be online? Gulags? Insane asylums?
>
> You seem to be intentionally uncomprehending. There has long been
> a policy in most countries to favor universal literacy. But those
> refusing to read are not penalized; a reading refuser can even
> become President of the United States.

I think that is new, at least not implemented until the past seven
years.

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In article , AV3 wrote:
> You seem to be intentionally uncomprehending. There has long been a

Not at all, though I was being partly facetious. When "progressives"
state they are in favor of something, they generally mean they will
use government to forcibly impose their values on others and to reduce
individual choice in the pursuit of social goals. It remains to be seen
whether they will put universal broadband access into the same category
as, say, the forcing of wealth redistribution.

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Roger Blake wrote:
> In article , AV3 wrote:
>> You seem to be intentionally uncomprehending. There has long been a
>
> Not at all, though I was being partly facetious. When "progressives"
> state they are in favor of something, they generally mean they will
> use government to forcibly impose their values on others and to reduce
> individual choice in the pursuit of social goals. It remains to be seen
> whether they will put universal broadband access into the same category
> as, say, the forcing of wealth redistribution.
>


One man's wealth redistribution is another man's justified tax rate, and
the whole issue is off-topic here, so I won't express my feelings.
Universal access to broadband is a public education issue, and I accept
that achieving it is a political issue. We might discuss the
applications and other means of achieving it in the Ubuntu OS without
digressing into its desirability.


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In article <47F94DA7.5080101@earthlink.net>, AV3 wrote:
> One man's wealth redistribution is another man's justified tax rate, and
> the whole issue is off-topic here, so I won't express my feelings.

Frankly it's illicit theft no matter how you slice it, but I agree it is
off topic here so won't delve deeply into it.

> Universal access to broadband is a public education issue, and I accept

I don't see how.

> that achieving it is a political issue. We might discuss the
> applications and other means of achieving it in the Ubuntu OS without
> digressing into its desirability.

I have found that Ubuntu makes an excellent internet terminal for non-technical
end users, as long as it is pre-configured on compatible hardware for them
and they don't have the expectation of "running Microsoft" (luser-speak
for Word, Excel, etc.). For those already "running Microsoft" you'd probably
have a better shot of getting a junkie off of crack cocaine.

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