[H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>
>>> Someone ought to investigate this. The government should intervene
>>> because it's a public facility.
>>
>> If it's been paid for using public funds, then it is corruption in
>> action, and should be stopped. If it's privately funded, then it's
>> just daft.
>
> Well regardless of how it's funded, this is supposed to be a /public/
> library, with open access to /all/, not with some information open to
> some people, and some information withheld from others, depending on
> whether or not those people choose to financially support Microsoft.
>
Apparently, and this is just *how bad* the situation is in Boston, they
seem to be confused between accessibility (ie., for all, not just
Windows users), and "content management". Presumably nobody told them
about Helix... It amazes me that these people manage to keep their
jobs.
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