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Date:  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:23:41 +0300
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From:  Stan Goodman <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Subject: [OS2Wireless] Library of Congress is confused...

** Reply to message from Stuart Updike <stuupdike@mindspring.com> on Thu, 11
Aug 2005 06:41:27 -0500

> Stan Goodman wrote:
> 
> >Why would they make it easy? They already know what they are going to do. All
> >the many terminals at LoC run Windows, and Windows is the OS they know and
> >love. Any alternative format you could suggest (like what, PDF?) is less
> >ubiquitous and accessible than the MS proprietary format they have already
> >decided upon. And an impartial, though uninformed, survey of the results of
> >their fixed poll will demonstrate to their satisfaction that their original
> >decision was the only correct one.
> >
> While there may be some benefit in replying to their poll, I would 
> recommend that the real power lies with the Congress and that writing 
> your Representatives and Senators would be more effective.

That will be the day -- when the Congress takes an interest in which format
applications are to be submitted.

Lewis, please tell them how electronic tax returns are filed.

-- 
Stan Goodman
Qiryat Tiv'on
Israel

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