Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 9th Nov 2005 18:05 UTC, submitted by sebFlyte
Some governments have embraced the potential of open source, while others seem culturally opposed to the whole concept. Deciding what lies at the heart of some countries' almost-zealous uptake of open source is not as simple as looking at the cold, hard costs - politics, national security, anti-Americanism and innovation all have a part to play.
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>Most European governments enjoy their own independence.
Yeah, that is why we created the European Union. Sorry, but the European Union basically means giving up national independence. EU burocrats already control our laws in many cases and this will only get worse in future. The European elites (not most of the people necessary) have largely abandoned nationalism. Probably because of bad historic experiences and because the European concept of "nation" (which is based on ethnic and culture) is incompatible with the modern, liberal, multi-cultural reality.
>They have their own corporations to support, and they do not want foreign countries/companies spying on them, in their own workplaces or their own homes.
"Their own corporations"? On which planet do you live? The market is controlled by the same global megacorps everywhere. For example you will buy your food from Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, Nestlé etc. all the time doesn't matter if you shop in an American, a German or a Danish super market. I can also ensure you that people around here run around in Nike sneakers, Levis jeans, Hilfiger jackets etc. just like in the US. And even the Chinese have started drinking Coca Cola by now. Really, never heard of that "globalization" thingy?
And Microsoft is not "American" BTW. The global megacorps have no national loyalities and they sell AND produce world-wide. Windows isn't "Made in America (tm)". It's made in America and India and Israel and China and ...
And despite what some major hateful idiots think not even the Coca Cola (the prime example of an "American" product) you buy in your local supermarket is made in America. The Coca Cola company usually builds production lines in / close to every new market. I'm quite sure Chinese drink Coke Made in China for example. In fact the Coca Cola company is not even owned by Americans. It's traded at the stock exchange so it's probably owned by Europeans, Arabs, Asians and Americans etc. just like Microsoft by the way... Boycotting Microsoft means boycotting Indian programmers and Arab shareholders. You hateful anti-3rd world racist!