[B Knotts]

I won't argue that the school district people are anything other than incompetant boobs, but...it should be illegal to waste taxpayer money on licenses and license compliance for proprietary software when free software exists for the application intended.

And, Microsoft isn't going to win any support for their current antitrust position by employing extortionist tactics against school districts and other taxpayer-funded organizations.

[Bush2000]

I won't argue that the school district people are anything other than incompetant boobs, but...

Here we are in agreement...

it should be illegal to waste taxpayer money on licenses and license compliance for proprietary software when free software exists for the application intended.

Illegal?!? Are you smoking crack?

And, Microsoft isn't going to win any support for their current antitrust position by employing extortionist tactics against school districts and other taxpayer-funded organizations.

I doubt they care. The NEA is filled with socialist teat-suckers, anyway, so their support for any business is highly questionable. Personally, I'd write 'em off...