[ale] Rant[ish]: government and states requiring proprietary software

[Derek Atkins]

"mike at trausch.us" <mike at trausch.us> writes:

> On 09/14/2012 12:56 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
>> What is even worse is the money that could be saved by using FOSS
>> instead proprietary.
>> 
>> Also, as far as the forms, why not use web form and send the information
>> directly to the database? I know clueless uncivil misservants stuck in
>> the 1880's; they just got a new office tool - a typewriter
>
> I know, right?
>
> Why can't I file my 1040 at irs.gov using a Web form?
>
> Why can't I file my GA 500 on the GA DOR the same way?
>
> Why the HELL isn't the Web being natively leveraged for these things?
>
> No, I'm not at all angry, not at all.

Because it would take money away from Intuit, so they lobby against it.

> 	--- Mike

-derek

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