[osol-mktg] Re: OpenSolairis a choice for the government desktop? // Re: [osol-discuss] KDE, GNOME, etc.

[Brian Nitz]

Stefan Teleman wrote:
> On 12/19/05, Brian Nitz <Brian.Nitz at sun.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm sure there are other areas where GNOME has an advantage over KDE.
>>     
>
> For example PDF rendering.
>
>   
>> I hope Opensolaris distributions based on KDE, Looking glass and other
>> open source desktops become available but if everyone played by the
>> rules and followed proper procurement directives, GNOME would have a
>> decent chance of winning government desktops.
>>     
>
> Are you actually trying to publicly suggest that GNOME/JDS has not
> succeeded because of unfair competitive practices by KDE e.V. ???????
>   
I'm trying to publicly suggest that as long as 30-50% of what I earn and 
at least 20% what I spend goes to taxes, I expect that the public bodies 
responsible for spending those taxes does so in a fair and transparent 
manner.  Public technology procurement decisions should be based on 
whether the proposal meets the requirements and serves the common good 
for the least cost.  Desktop or distribution "religious" affinity should 
never come into consideration.

> Stefan Teleman
>
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> Stefan Teleman
> stefan.teleman at gmail.com
>   

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