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Comment Re:Here's a radical idea (Score 2) 18

Because identifying who was doing the download is much more expensive than looking to see which ISP level connection the bytes went to. I suspect that they will blindly accept a DMCA type notification from the copyright holder regardless of accuracy.

Want to nobble your competitor coffee shop ? Just use their free Wifi to download a few files.

Comment Re:Compatibility is always going to be a problem.. (Score 4, Interesting) 131

Or even better, make ODF the standard, and judge Office on its rendering and creating ODF formats.

Again being the size it is the government Denmark can start with publishing all of its forms in ODF format, no more DOCX; also use open/free fonts. This makes it a MS problems if they do not render properly -- people will start blaming MS for errors not the other way round. Thus industry and people at home will start using LibreOffice (what is in Collabora).

Next they need to push schools & tech colleges to use ODF, too many of them train students to learn how to use Microsoft products, they graduate and expect to use MS in their jobs. Actually: it would be nice if schools were to train people properly, most teachers do not know how to use style sheets, etc, and, eg, will make columns line up by pressing spaces rather than setting tabs/whatever. Start by teaching teachers (harder than you think).

Comment They were using Open Source software, so ... (Score 2, Interesting) 131

if it does not do what you want take the damned source and add what is missing and everyone will benefit. If you do not have the expertise then pay the developers or someone to do it for you. Yes: it will cost but to an entity the size of the Danish government the cost will be less than the cost of licensing MS Office for another year or so. Once this development cost is paid it does not need to be paid again next year - unlike a license fee.

If the various EU governments each pay to fix whatever itch scratches for them then you quickly end up with better packages; as well as regaining digital sovereignty etc. This must be obvious to almost everybody, or it is being used as an excuse to do nothing or maybe keep the brown envelopes coming ?

Comment Re:yes there's a cost (Score 1) 89

i applaud the spirit in which the EU strives to safeguard its citizens; however the practical effects are another matter.

It depends on what you regard as most important: a company making a lot of money that is distributed to a small number of people (share holders) even if it means, for instance, polluting the local environment or acting to the benefit of the general population. Ie is it the rich getting richer and the poor poorer or is wealth to be distributed more evenly.

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