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B2K, I'm right with you on this one. Nader here makes a strong showing of both his communist leanings and computer illiteracy. Trying to force all government contracts to Linux is just as bad as locking all aerospace contracts with Armalite to the exclusion of Colt, or Boeing to the exclusion of Lockheed.

All Nader really wants to do is nationalize Microsoft.

Dang proofreading. My fingers got ahead of my brain there.

That should read "Trying to force all government contracts to Linux is just as bad as locking all arms contracts with Armalite to the exclusion of Colt, or aerospace contracts with Boeing to the exclusion of Lockheed. "

B2K, I'm right with you on this one. Nader here makes a strong showing of both his communist leanings and computer illiteracy. Trying to force all government contracts to Linux is just as bad as locking all aerospace contracts with Armalite to the exclusion of Colt, or Boeing to the exclusion of Lockheed.

Just for the record, I think the government should evaluate its software needs and consider Linux. But it should do so for the right reasons: lowering costs, improving efficiency, increasing productivity -- not punishing Microsoft.

And this whole "buy the Windows source code and release it into the public domain" is just pure Communist Manifesto. The guy is so patently loony on this point that it's a wonder he isn't committed.