-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Information_technology] Daily News 11/04/02 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:51:42 -0600 From: "NIPC Watch" <nipcwatch@private> To: "Information Technology" <information_technology@private> November 3, The Washington Post Europe's Microsoft alternative: Region in Spain abandons Windows, embraces Linux. In April, the regional government in Extremadura, Spain launched a campaign to convert all the area's computer systems, in government offices, businesses and homes, from the Windows operating system to Linux, a free alternative. Already, a spokesperson said, more than 10,000 desktop machines have been switched, with 100,000 more scheduled for conversion in the next year. Organizers regard the drive as a low-cost way to bring technology to the masses in the impoverished region. Extremadura is being closely watched by Linux enthusiasts and Microsoft for how it manages the transition. There are now nearly 70 laws or policy proposals pending in two dozen countries that would force or at least encourage governments to use open-source software. This year Germany said it signed a contract to use Linux in many of its government systems - other significant economic powers such as the United Kingdom, China, Italy and Brazil are studying the matter. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59197-2002Nov2 16. November 2, The Washington Post Judge accepts settlement in Microsoft case: Call for tougher curbs rejected. Microsoft Corp. won a resounding victory in its antitrust case yesterday as a federal judge here rejected efforts by state prosecutors to impose stiffer sanctions on the company than it had agreed to in a settlement with the Justice Department. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly embraced, with minor changes, the settlement struck last winter aimed at addressing Microsoft's violations of antitrust laws. Her series of rulings, the latest in the most bitterly fought antitrust case in a generation, represents a remarkable legal turnaround for a company that two years ago faced the prospect of being broken up. The agreement imposes a series of restrictions on Microsoft's business practices. Kollar-Kotelly sided fully with the computer software company and the Justice Department, which interpreted the appeals court ruling as limiting sanctions to those that stopped the illegal behavior. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54547-2002Nov1.html _______________________________________________ Information_technology mailing list Information_technology@listserv http://listserv.infragard.org/mailman/listinfo/information_technology
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