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Do you think it would be right for the government to fund a competitor to an American business? Wouldn't it make sense for the government to just use or license
by jm4 6y ago
Do you think it would be right for the government to fund a competitor to an American business? Wouldn't it make sense for the government to just use or license Libre Office if it was good enough to meet their needs?
- pfranz 6y agoEh, I don't see the problem. If the government decided not to renew a contract with SpaceX because they thought they could do it better themselves, should they not? Tax money spent on government research should be public. I do think they should follow any of Microsoft/SpaceX's IP laws (but also file their own for the public). > Wouldn't it make sense for the government to just use or license Libre Office if it was good enough to meet their needs? Sure, if the math and logistics worked out. I kind of think Office and Microsoft are too entrenched now. I think the reason it wouldn't be a huge deal is you would still need some sort of business arm for it to get traction--like a Red Hat. So basically Microsoft would just lose a government contract.