[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration

[Benjamin Henrion]

Fee, James <JMFee at tecinc.com> [080515]:
> Benjamin Henrion wrote:
> 
> >>  Exclude proprietary file formats from public nuisance, yes.
> 
> Public nuisance?  Surely the public at large gets to choose what they
> view as a nuisance rather than you?

Public nuisance is for example "promotion of monopolies", which is
exactly closed proprietary file formats does.

And I have a right to find out what my governement is doing, how is it
possible if the governement forces me to buy a copy Microsoft Word 2003 (TM),
and thus also a copy of Microsoft Windows (TM), and thus also an intel
x86-based computer?

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