Why would a government body offer trial software for small and other businesses which use the GNU/Linux operating system, take it offline when the interest in it grows and keep quiet about it thereafter?
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lozz
15 years 49 weeks 14 hours 5 min ago
ATO M$ only
Maybe we could try legal action against them for discriminating against Mac and Linux users who are using those systems for added security and other superior operations.
Forcing small businesses who have chosen these secure setups to then buy a separate Microsoft computer just so they can submit their business reports by this far less secure method, is a bit rich.
If someone complained of getting discriminated against because there's no Klingon translation in the Tax Pack, they'd break their backs getting it into there, but GNU/Linux and Mac, no way.
It might be a fair idea to shift to another country before you try it though.
aboutblank
15 years 48 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago
ATO + Freedom = ☹
Are you an Australian citizen? I am, and if we were to take action against the ATO, it should be for subjecting taxpayers to proprietary software, not for "discriminating against Mac and Linux users".
I had no idea about this trial tax program. I don't run a business so it wouldn't affect me anyway. It seems that this program is proprietary software. Oh well, good riddance.
ATO also has a proprietary program (available only for the Windows platform) called e-tax. It seems that this program is copyright to the ATO (whatever that means). This program is designed to allow users to submit their tax returns online. I guess I need to raise this injustice with my local MP and see what can be done about it.