"BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second
Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the Senate
concurring, that the Department of Accounting and General Services
(DAGS) is requested to provide a status report on the current use of
open source software applications within state government and to adopt a
state policy supporting use of open source software applications within
government agencies; and ..."
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/hearingnotices/FIN_04-14-04_1_.htm
The Bill is moving forward and is scheduled for a hearing before the
Committe on Finance tomorrow, April 14 at 3 p.m.
You can check on it here
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/docs.asp?press1=docs
Just search for either HCR83 or HR56
It is not too late for you to make a difference. We urge you to. At
http://www.hosef.org/testimony/
you will find a generic testimonial letter and the fax information
needed. Please, if you have access to a fax machine, modify and print
the testimonial letter, print the fax.txt document, and fax them to the
number on the fax.txt document.
If you want to help by email, confirm who your representative is
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/info/vstreet/voterinformation.asp?press1=info&press2=vstreet
and if your House Representative is on the Finance Committee,
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/comm/commFIN.asp?press1=house&press2=comm
it would be especially helpful for you to offer your support.
--scott
PR Director
The Hawaii Open Source Education Foundation
