Open Source greener than commercial software.

[Abarbarian]

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3835041

Open source means fewer lawyers

"Open source software negates the existence of software "piracy," so if enough people began using open source, the industry surrounding the pursuit and prosecution of software "pirates" would go away. All that money and energy could be spend doing something more important. Do you know how many natural resources it takes to manufacture a three-piece suit like lawyers wear? Eliminate "piracy" and you eliminate the need for thousands of three-piece suits every year. Lawyers who work for open source projects don't need to wear suits. And they probably don't need to shower as often, either."

 

[floppybootstomp]

Conversely, imagine all those poor solicitors being put out of work and claiming benefits.

The amount of paper benefits offices use actually puts Commercial Software lawsuits to shame.

Verily, they use mountains of the stuff.

So, basically, that story is a load of cobblers

 

[anyue]

thank you for sharing

 

[Abarbarian]

Amusing cobblers though IMHO Flops.