[Pacific] [PICISOC] Munich's transition from Microsoft to Open Source

[Edwin Liava'a]

+1 nicely summarized Christian..cheers!

On 11/27/13, ICTL <ictl at linnixislands.com> wrote:
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> +1
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> Thanks Edwin: quite interesting!
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> So, back in '02 Billy Gates told Munich: "screw you, out with NT, pay up
> for the next wonder!"
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> Munich told them: "screw YOU! Take your shackles back, we are going Open
> source!"
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> Then the Billionaire chaps jet into Munich in person to...  beg?
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> Hilarious.
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> The 10 year long voyage out of MS and into freedom should be a warning
> to all of us, of the cost of getting baited into Closed proprietary
> systems.
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> Sad that Gate$ is spending his billions baiting kids in schools with
> free software $AMPLE$....
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> My 2
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> Christian
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> On 2013-11-26 9:57 AM, Edwin Liava'a wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Find here a great read on Munich's transition from Microsoft to Open
>> Source
>> http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-munich-rejected-steve-ballmer-and-kicked-microsoft-out-of-the-city/#!
>>
>> Pacific Islands should follow the same path.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Edwin
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