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Story: Netherlands: Police forces to use open source software 'where possible'Total Replies: 5
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theBeez

Oct 22, 2009
2:24 AM EDT 		I interpreted "forces" as a verb, so I got this idea of a policeman putting a gun to my head and say "Use FOSS.. or else.. This is your last warning."
gus3

Oct 22, 2009
3:05 AM EDT 		Perhaps "departments" would be a better term.
Sander_Marechal

Oct 22, 2009
3:57 AM EDT 		Actually, forces is correct. Or better, the singular "force". The Dutch police isn't organised in departments like the US police is. It's one big organisation.
jacog

Oct 22, 2009
6:15 AM EDT 		Reminds me of a headline here from about two years ago that read:

"South Africa: White Says All Blacks Are Savages"

But in this case "White" referred to the national rugby coach Jake White, and "All Blacks" being the name of the New Zealand rugby team.
gus3

Oct 22, 2009
10:55 AM EDT 		@jacog:

How many riots and/or angry accusations resulted from that headline? Or did pretty much all the readership "get it"?
dinotrac

Oct 22, 2009
11:04 AM EDT 		gus3 --

The real question is how many savages rioted out of concern they would be equated with the All Blacks.

People take their soccer very seriously, and I would bet savages are not folks you want to piss off.

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