[OT] Worst news ever ...

[Mike Reinehr]

My earlier remark was made "tongue in cheek" but on a more serious note, I 
believe that the aims & objectives of the UN are very laudable. However, at 
best, their execution is greatly hampered by bureaucratic inefficiency and 
political infighting. At worst, their execution is all but guaranteed to fail 
by corruption, i.e., the Iraqi oil for aid program.

But, to remain on-topic, I think it's unlikely that the IOSN could do any 
great harm to the FOSS movement, and (like chicken soup) might do some good.

cmr

On Saturday 28 August 2004 10:00 am, Net Llama! wrote:
> On 08/28/2004 07:27 AM, Collins Richey wrote:
> > On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:08:41 -0400, Tom Wilson <wtw at fuse.net> wrote:
> >>On Friday 27 August 2004 03:51 pm, Michael Hipp wrote:
> >>>This has gotta be the worst news I've ever heard. The UN is now backing
> >>>open source. We're doomed. Having the UN as a friend is far worse than
> >>>having SCO and Microsoft as enemies.
> >>>
> >>>http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3400071
> >>
> >>I agree with Llama on this.  I think it is a good thing(tm).
> >
> > It's a good new / bad new scenario. Support by the UN may well help
> > spread the linux "virus" <grin>, but the politically paranoid among us
> > will find this to be additional proof that the "commies" are out to
> > undermine our capitalist enterprises (read M$).
> >
> > I'm sort of neutral. I consider the UN to be worthless, but I'm for
> > anything that helps advertise linux.
>
> They are worthless in the United States.  We don't need any of the
> special assistance programs that they provide.  But then again, the UN
> wasn't created just for the United States' benefit.

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