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echo: osdebate
to: mike
from: Adam
date: 2006-12-03 00:40:34
subject: Re: Could Homeland Security order a Vista shutdown?

From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

mike wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 11:44:43 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
>  wrote:
>
>> just wondering -
>>
>> With Vista's advanced kill switch it seems possible that a government entity
>> could obtain an order for Microsoft to kill a specific range of licenses.
>> Which opens the question - Why would any government outside the U.S. allow
>> Vista to be used by any major ( or not so major ) institution?
>>
>
> See the other message I just posted.
>
>  /m

Why do you think so many governments are going open source?

e.g.

http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=french+parliamen
t+open+source&btnG=Search+News

Adam

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