>> Aside from that, I don't see how the individual actions of one
>> organization that has been charging for open source software can
>> possibly reflect on all those projects which are totally free
>
> It most certainly would, in InfoWeek, and other such "sources of
> journalism" which happen to get read by a whole lot of Pointy-Haired
> Boss types.
>
> The point isn't of how YOU see it, but rather of how it would be seen
> by the people that make budget decisions based only on a minimal
> understanding of technical matters and a liberal dose of whatever they
> see in Gartner reports and other weekly 'rags.' For better or worse,
> that perspective has a good deal of influence.
So, in other words, the human race hasn't actually evolved beyond the
generalized prejudices to the point of being destructive? Oh wait, I see
your point now that I consider who's in power at the White House.
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