Well done, Cameron! This is a good result.
Cheers, Neil. On Thu, 2014-12-11 at 12:00 -0800, [email protected] wrote: > Send Aust-NZ mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Aust-NZ digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Please update NSW Procurement guidelines to align with > Australian Open Source Policies (Cameron Shorter) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:34:50 +1100 > From: Cameron Shorter <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Aust-NZ] Please update NSW Procurement guidelines to > align with Australian Open Source Policies > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > OSIA and OSGeo Aust-NZ lists, > > I've received a positive response from NSW ICT Procurement > regarding"Anti-Open Source" purchasing guidelines. > > In particular they mentioned that they do not want to discourage the use > of open source software and the upcoming Procure IT 3.1 [1] has many > measures with respect to open source software that facilitate its use. > They asked that we review the remainder of Procure IT 3.1, and would be > happy to receive our comments. > > I'd like to actually forward the email I received, but the person I > received it from was not in a position to make a public statement on > behalf of NSW Government. > > Regards, > Cameron Shorter > > [1] > https://www.procurepoint.nsw.gov.au/before-you-supply/standard-procurement-contract-templates/procure-it-framework-version-31 > > On 20/11/2014 8:41 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote: > > To the NSW Procurement Team, > > > > We, the Australian and New Zealand chapter of the Open Source > > Geospatial Foundation, are concerned that NSW Procurement guidelines > > about Open Source Software are dated and need to be changed. > > > > The guidelines: > > * Inaccurately imply Proprietary Software is less risky than Open > > Source [1], > > * Unfairly discriminate against Open Source Software solutions and > > Australian Open Source businesses [1], > > * Conflict with Australian government policy which directly mandate > > that Open Source and Proprietary Software should be considered > > equally. [2] > > * Increases the cost and reduce the value of NSW Government IT > > purchases by actively discouraging use of Open Source. > > > > Could the NSW Procurement Team please review the current Open Source > > statement, assess the appropriateness of updating to Australian > > Government Policy statements related to Open Source, and reply > > describing how you plan to address this issue. > > > > *Reference 1:* > > > > The NSW IT procurement framework (version 3.1) specifically discourses > > use of Open Source software with Major Project System Integration > > Services. > > > > /23 Open Source Software // > > //23.1 The Contractor must ensure that: // > > //(a) none of the Deliverables comprise Open Source Software; and // > > //(b) it does not insert any Open Source Software into the Customer > > Environment, except to the extent otherwise approved by the Customer > > in writing. // > > //23.2 Where the Customer gives its approval in relation to the use of > > any Open Source Software // > > //under clause 23.1: // > > //(a) the Contractor must ensure that the use of that Open Source > > Software will not result in an obligation to disclose, license or > > otherwise make available any part of the Customer Environment or any > > of the Customer'sConfidential Information to any third party; and // > > //(b) the use of that Open Source Software will not in any way > > diminish the Contractor's obligations under the Contract, including > > without limitation in relation to any warranties, indemnities or any > > provisions dealing with the licensing or assignment of Intellectual > > Property. / > > > > https://www.procurepoint.nsw.gov.au/before-you-supply/standard-procurement-contract-templates/procure-it-framework-version-31 > > See: Module 13A Major project systems integration services > > > > *Reference 2:* > > Australian Government Policy on Open Source Software: > > > > /Principle 1: Australian Government ICT procurement processes must > > actively and fairly consider all types of available software.// > > //Australian Government agencies must actively and fairly consider all > > types of available software (including but not limited to open source > > software and proprietary software) through their ICT procurement > > processes. It is recognised there may be areas where open source > > software is not yet available for consideration. Procurement decisions > > must be made based on value for money. Procurement decisions should > > take into account // > > //whole-of-life costs, capability, security, scalability, > > transferability, support and manageability requirements.// > > //For a covered procurement (over $80K), agencies are required to > > include in their procurement plan that open source software will be > > considered equally alongside proprietary software. Agencies will be > > required to insert a statement into any Request for Tender that they > > will consider open source software equally alongside proprietary > > software. Tender responses will be evaluated under the normal > > requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines. For a > > non-covered procurement (below $80K), agencies are required to > > document all key decisions, as required by the Commonwealth > > Procurement Guidelines. This includes how they considered open source > > software suppliers when selecting suppliers to respond to the Select > > Tender or Request for Quotation.// > > / > > Australian Government Policy on Open Source Software, > > http://www.finance.gov.au/policy-guides-procurement/open-source-software/ > > > > > > -- > > Cameron Shorter, > > President of the Australian Chapter of the Open Source Geospatial > > Foundation, > > Software and Data Solutions Manager, LISAsoft > > Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, > > 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 > > > > P +61 2 9009 5000, Wwww.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The contents of this email are confidential and may be subject to > > legal or professional privilege and copyright. No representation is > > made that this email is free of viruses or other defects. 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