FYI: A motion has been lodged in the Scottish Parliament supporting Software Freedom Day by Patrick Harvie MSP (Green; Glasgow region), text below.
[Source: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/sch/motions Select "Session 2" in MotionID->Session. Enter "3236" into the MotionID->List field. (It is not clear whether it is possible to give a direct URL)] David. ::::::::: S2M-03236 - Software Freedom Day That the Parliament congratulates the organisers of Software Freedom Day for working to highlight the Free and Open Source Software movement; notes that a Software Freedom Day event will take place in Edinburgh on Saturday 10 September 2005 at which members of the public will be able to try free and open source software such as Ubuntu, OpenOffice and Firefox for themselves; recognises the benefits which could exist for the public sector in making greater use of such products, including those produced by Scottish software developers; further recognises that free and open source software is founded on principles with important political concepts which have the potential for application to other areas of society and the economy, and urges the Scottish Executive to examine the scope for free and open source software throughout the public sector. ---------------------------------- Patrick Harvie MSP Green Group Room MG.15, Scottish Parliament Edinburgh, EH99 1SP Studio 6, St George's Studios St George's Road, Glasgow, G3 6JA 0131 348 6365 / 0141 332 6405 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.patrickharviemsp.com _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
