It feels mad that governments are allowed to pay for closed source software at all in anything other than exceptional circumstances
@dale No it's simple: sometimes closed source software happens to be the most effective for accomplishing the goals of the government.
The goals of the government are generally not to promote open source ecosystems or whatever. The goal is to get some task done for society or for their constituents. And often a closed source package is simply more effective for accomplishing what they need to do for the public.
@dale No it's pretty much the opposite, I was trying to call you out for your misunderstanding of the role of government. Your point missed the role of government, and that's the whole thing I was trying to highlight.
It seems like you really need a broader view of the world to speak on these matters, so I would encourage you to keep up with current events more consistently if you really care about these things.
Because you just really miss what's going on with government.
@volkris your comment doesn't seem to indicate any understanding of either the role of government or the point I was making so I would probably think about how qualified you are when trying to join conversations with strangers