> My preferred alternative would be a version of a single payer
> system. All computer code in the market is publicly owned,
> guaranteed compatibility and compliance with universal
> standards, and vetted for planned inefficiency, obsolescence
> and other marketing gimmicks. Developers of that code would
> be paid by government (or an authority designated by government
> for that purpose) from general tax or user fees.
Huh. Which government would that be?
/jordan