Monday, January 26, 2009

McNealy has Obama's ear on open source, countering Microsoft spin - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source

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Ars Technica calls McNealy "an odd choice" to advise Obama on the subject.
"Although Obama's interest in open source looks like a promising sign that the incoming government is serious about reforming federal IT procurement policies, the decision to call on Sun's eccentric cofounder is an incomprehensible twist," write Ars Technica's Ryan Paul. "McNealy's long history of bizarre and contradictory positions on open source software make him a less than ideal candidate for helping to shape national policy on the subject. Asking Scott McNealy to write a paper about open source software is a bit like asking Dick Cheney to write a paper about government transparency."

McNealy has Obama's ear on open source, countering Microsoft spin - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source

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