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Re: [Fsfe-uk] Why FS is a Good Thing
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Ramin Nakisa |
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Re: [Fsfe-uk] Why FS is a Good Thing |
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Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:39:55 +0000 |
On Thursday 14 March 2002 21:28, Imran wrote:
> Point 12 "The Government should consider using OSS as the default
> exploitation route for UK Government funded software." of the Summary of
> conclusions of the QinetiQ report.
>
> (http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/documents/QinetiQ_OSS_rep.pdf)
My ideas are both brilliant and original. Unfortunately the ones that are
brilliant aren't original and the ones that are original aren't brilliant.
Thanks Imran, I'd forgotten about that document. I've just re-read bits of
it, and it seems very reasonable. We should use it as a reference. In the
Future Trends section (page vi) they say:
Within the developed world, we as yet see no sign that OSS will
become a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows, for users (general
purpose) desktop machines in the corporate or home PC
markets. However, OSS on the desktop may soon become a significant
player on the desktop in the developing world. For these reasons the
study recommends against any preference for OSS on the desktop, but
also recommends that this issue be reassessed by the end of 2002, by
which time early trials of the use of OSS desktops may have generated
sufficient evidence to warrant a reassessment.
OSS is already suited to restricted functionality desktops, such as
those used in industry for point-of-sales and point-of-service
terminals; and in these areas OSS s market share is likely to grow
significantly.
We expect OSS to rapidly become the market leader in consumer
computing devices.
I'm surprised that they don't think that OSS on the desktop will become a
"viable alternative" to Windows. We should be able to contest this with a
few demos.
Re: [Fsfe-uk] Why FS is a Good Thing, Brian Gough, 2002/03/14
Re: [Fsfe-uk] Why FS is a Good Thing, Brian Gough, 2002/03/15