[Web4lib] Should the Gates Foundation Support Linux and Apple?

Francis Kayiwa kayiwa at uic.edu
Wed Sep 2 10:17:52 EDT 2009


Phil Shapiro wrote:
> Hi Web4Lib community,
> 
>     Here's a think-piece blog post i composed this morning about whether 
> the Gates Foundation should support the purchase of Linux and Macintosh 
> computers in public libraries.
> 
>      http://tinyurl.com/n67bmm
> 
>      Thanks for sharing this link with colleagues if the ideas in this 
> post resonate.

"Vote" with your dollars and refuse their (GF) donations or choose not 
to apply. Should not Gates Foundation should be given the right to do 
with their hardware what is also in their best interest?

./fxk




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