[TriLUG] Fwd: Sign this Petition - Explain why taxpayers pay out billions to Microsoft and get nothing in return, while Linux is free!

Steve Litt slitt at troubleshooters.com
Sat Apr 27 05:19:29 EDT 2013


Hi Jeremy,

It sounds like you're saying that the government is funding M$ R&D,
over and above the money the government pays for software. Is that what
you're saying?

SteveT

On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:59:13 -0400
Jeremy Davis <jeremyhwllc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear friends,
> 
> I wanted to let you know about a new petition I created on We the
> People, a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov, and ask for your support.
> Will you add your name to mine?  If this petition gets 100,000
> signatures by May 26, 2013, the White House will review it and
> respond!
> 
> We the People allows anyone to create and sign petitions asking the
> Obama Administration to take action on a range of issues.  If a
> petition gets enough support, the Obama Administration will issue an
> official response.
> 
> You can view and sign the petition here:
> 
> http://wh.gov/tdGA
> 
> Here's some more information about this petition:
> 
> Explain why taxpayers pay out billions to Microsoft and get
> nothing in return, while Linux is free.
> 
> Explain why taxpayers pay out billions to Microsoft and get nothing in
> return, while Linux is free. In contrast, using tax dollars to pay for
> research and improvements to Linux, as well as free open source
> software in general, would benefit everyone. When taxpayers pay for
> roads everyone benefits because everyone can drive on them. This is
> not the case with proprietary software,such as Microsoft, because
> taxpayers cannot use the software that is paid for by tax dollars.
> However, it would benefit the taxpaying public if open source
> software, such as Linux, were used for everyday government computing.
> Any tax dollars spent on research for patches, upgrades, and
> improvements would be shared benefits for all Americans who can
> simply download and use Linux anytime for free.



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