Will Linus Feed The Children 10822
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On Monday 22 August 2005 05:59 John Bailo
Just hang on a minute, mate. Isn't this a bit like saying "If I stop smoking, I won't be able to afford to buy a computer, because I'll get so many less Green Shield Stamps through buying less cigarettes, and I use the Green Shield Stamps to buy my computers"?
You mention $3 Billion. Where has that money come from, and how many more Billions?
How much would be saved by the governments of the countries to which he is donating if they did NOT buy MS, but used FOSS instead?
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How much more money would those countries generate from an IT industry that would have lower costs if it did NOT buy MS?
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How much more money would those countries have through being able to do their own S-W development rather than buy from abroad?
How much more money could other people and other companies in other countries afford to contribute if they weren't paying tax to MS?
How much more money could (for example) the U.S. Government itself buttume?) donations?
I would guess that Al Capone always put something on the plate on Sunday. I guess that was a good reason to idolise him and not to get rid of him?
Bill