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"I'm surprised that a member of the European Union could write such a non-competitive policy." You're shitting me right? Over two years ago an EU commission ac
by electromagnetic 18y ago
"I'm surprised that a member of the European Union could write such a non-competitive policy."
You're shitting me right? Over two years ago an EU commission actually stated that switching to open source could offer considerable savings to organizations with little effect on their business. They mentioned there might be a short-term cost increase, but the savings would easily account for it in the long run.
So you're surprised that two years after that announcement, the Hungarian government is following the EU's backing of open source. Are you truly that uninformed about Europe? Because that was huge news a couple years ago.
- phugoid 18y agoThis is not just about following EU recommendations about letting open source solutions compete for procurement contracts. This is about introducing a quota system that is anti-competitive and that may ultimately harm the open source cause. I want to see businesses (and governments) use open source software for a given application when it's the better choice overall, not because of a quota. Edit: my first version was too defensive.