[Gllug] Gates, self proclaimed father of open-source

[robin.c.smith at bt.com]

Why fewer programming jobs? People will always have the need to enhance
applications to bugfix or to add functionality.

Robin

-----Original Message-----
From: Alain Williams [mailto:addw at phcomp.co.uk]
Sent: 09 November 2001 11:10
To: gllug at linux.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Gates, self proclaimed father of open-source


On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 09:24:53AM -0000, ae wrote:
> From SeattleTimes: "Gates said there's a role for free software alongside
> commercial software, but the open-source movement taken to its extreme
would
> mean no software jobs or taxes paid by software companies, and it would
mean

True: Open Source does have the ability to decimate the proprietary s/ware
industry.
True: that will mean fewer programmer jobs (but that may be on the cards
anyway)
False: no taxes. The money not paid to M$ will end up being spent by
companies/... on
	other things - presumably leading to taxes elsewhere.

It is the last point which irritates me - a total lie.

-- 
Alain Williams

#include <std_disclaimer.h>

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