EU pushes open-source standard as 'smart business'

By AOIFE WHITE , AP Business Writer, Technology / Software

(AP) -- The EU's top antitrust official called Tuesday on member governments to use open-source software, an apparent jab at Microsoft Corp.'s proprietary technology.

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Posted by superhuman 06/10/08 14:27

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Fucl2m$ft

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Posted by am_Unition 06/10/08 14:34

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^^ yeah. Macrohard ftw.

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Posted by Sean_W 06/10/08 17:31

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I am usually in favor of open source but if the EU is promoting it as "smart business", it might be time to take a more critical look at it. The EU believes that being unaccountable, overly centralized, relentlessly bureaucratic, socialist and corrupt is "smart business".

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Posted by Rick69 06/11/08 10:07

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I'm sure the non EU nations are licking their chops hoping the the EU bureaucrats launch a large, tightly regulated program to replace Microsoft with their open source software.