Re: [MLUG] Open Document Format in Minnesota?

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Jerry Gamblin wrote:
> > I agree with Mike.  That this law forces MS to do the right thing is a
> > good thing.  The open document movement is primarily about getting
> > things open, not an anti-MS movement.
>
> That might be the idealized meaning of the movement but in reality it
> was a very strong Anti-Microsoft move by the State CIO in
> Massachusetts atleast.
> Just so I am not accussed of picking sources here is a google search
> for Massachusetts and Linux.
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=Massachusetts+Linux
>
> Peter Quin has stepped down from the roll as CIO after it was found
> out that he had taken numerous free trips to speaka bout OSS all over
> the world.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_J._Quinn

I think that what is important is the momentum of the whole movement, 
and not that the motives of one of its proponents possibly has suspect 
motives.  The purpose of the whole movement is to make open standards, 
so that everybody can operate on a level playing field.

However, I do think that an anti-MS approach is appropriate, because the 
only reason the play properly (as in this instance) is when they are 
absolutely forced to.  I think that it would be good to weaken them, 
just as we were right to take out Saddam Hussein five years ago. 
Exactly the same principles apply.

Stephen

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