Darkelve Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/30/ir...nt_open_source/ She added that the government had looked into the long-term cost of various architectures and had determined that using only open source software could, in the long run, be more expensive. "The long-term cost of open source may outweigh the short term savings," she said. What's up with those Irish gov. people? First software patents, now this... Are they like, totally lobbied or what? I can understand their reasoning for open standards, but WHY the FUD? Are M$ and other big corps using Ireland as a kind of battleground for lobbying now?? I wonder what the the point of view of the Irish 'Open Source' people & Lugs on this is? Anyone Irish care to comment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitor Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Well IMHO I don't think it is bad that a government is open to proprietary as well. The need for everything they use make a decision on the most appropriate choice. I can imagine that some things are just not there yet in open source, or that there might be other reasons why a certain proprietary tool is more approriate in certain circumstances. So that point I do not care too much about. What I dislike is this: Open source backers aim to create a market where software code is open to development and modification, which can in some instances undermine interoperability. That seems to be the real FUD to me. Even if the initial development is not following a certain standard, it should be easy to adapt it to do so. And if interoperability is indeed a problem, it seems very clear that someone will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willisoften Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 The Irish government is supposedly now the most corrupt in Europe. So if this decision was "bought" it wouldn't surprise me. Secondly: Microsoft, is now one of the biggest employers in Ireland along withIntel and Symantec. The only bigger employer is the Irish government itself. Basically the entire Celtic Tiger economy is dependant on these companies. So while it may seem that the decision is "bent" it may simply be a good pragmatic political decision. Probably an over simplification -but that's my take on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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