[Gloucs] Corruption and subversion.

[Brian Wilkinson]

Regarding OOXML, did you follow this:

http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/13/2139230&from=rss

I don't think M$ will get it all their way for too long, despite some
questionable tactics. I hadn't heard about the GNOME thing - where did you
hear that?

2008/5/15 Geoff Bagley <geoff.bagley at btinternet.com>:

> Does any member of this LUG know of any British Euro-MP  who  understands
> the world of computers and software,
> or is Linux friendly ?
>
> I am somewhat bothered by the number of recent incidents where national
> standards bodies have been over-ruled by
> politicians.  In  one European state the previous head of the national body
> was sacked after a visit from an American company.
>
> Mosty sickening of all,  there seems to be an attempt to divide the FOSS
> movement,  and GNOME are to recognise  M$ OOXML.
> Perhaps Debian should dump GNOME.  ( Sob -  the G in GNOME means GNU ).
>
> Several LINUX distros are now owned by companies who have entered into
> "patent agreements"  with   M$.
>
> Is there anything we can do ?
>
> Geoff.
>
>
>
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