| MS in Peruvian open-source nightmare [The Register] |
May 09, 2002
A DesktopLinux.com reader reports the Peruvian Government has legislated that all government departments must use Open Source software. In response, Microsoft apparently sent a "FUD" (i.e. provoking Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) letter to the Peruvian Government. An article by Thomas Green of the Register offers the full text in English. Thomas writes . . .
"There's a letter circulating, purportedly from Peruvian Congressman David Villanueva Nuñez to Microsoft Peru, which cuts the heart out of Redmond's chief 'panic points' to chill those considering open-source migration . . . "
" . . . we gather that MS had circulated a FUD communiqué calculated to frighten world + dog with images of collapsing domestic software markets, spiraling costs and systems migration nightmares. Villanueva Nuñez slices and dices with great skill to reveal the internal inconsistencies, unsupportable claims and irrational conclusions . . . "
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