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

[David Both]

I have signed it as signer #2 and tweeted it as well as posted it to my Facebook 
account.


On 04/27/2013 08:08 AM, Igor Partola wrote:
> I posted it on Hacker News. Perhaps it'll gain traction there:
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5617541
>
> Reddit might be another place to put it.
>
> Igor
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:59 PM, 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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