__/ [ High Plains Thumper ] on Monday 18 September 2006 12:34 \__
> "T3 Timeout" wrote:
>> High Plains Thumper wrote:
>>
>> Love the subject lie.
>>
>>> Linux gives the most bang for the buck, $5 per computer
>>> versus $100. That means enough software for 20,000
>>> computers versus 1,000 with proprietary.
>>
>>>> "We have a million kids in the state of Indiana," he
>>>> continued. "If we were to pay $100 for software on each
>>>> machine, each year, that's $100 million for software.
>>>> That's well beyond our ability. That's why open source is
>>>> so attractive. We can cut those costs down to $5 [on each
>>>> computer] per year."
>>
>> A single $100 license, per student, not per machine, per
>> year ??
>>
>> $100,000,000/year ?!?
>>
>> Linux lusers lying, as always.
>
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> Nope, not even a good troll. Try again, next .....
Maybe we should add a little poll facility to the COLA killfile Wiki...
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