So are you saying it is better for Governments to use Proprietary software and FOSS? Not sure I am getting your point?
Simon Vass Managing Director E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 email: [email protected] skype: e-techservicedesk ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 10 September, 2012 11:32:04 AM Subject: Re: [LUG] Fwd: [Certification] Kenya Government plans to migrate systems to open source software I think all governments have risk managers who undertake risk evaluations before zeroing in on closed and non-audited source code from a predominantly American company and with strong ties to the government of the USA like you said. These solutions are tested and bench-marked at acceptable evaluation levels (Common Criteria, ITSEC, TCSEC, etc) I would like you to prove a simple scenario with simple terms the whole community understands (TCO, ALE, ARO, ROI, etc) that its not worthwhile.... > Think about how many government systems which depend on closed and > non-audited source code from a predominantly American company and with > strong ties to the government of the USA. Madness, is what it is. > > Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>this is a very wise decision from the Kenyan government. If developing >>nations >>want any control over their own ICT infrastructure & industry, this is >>the way >>to go. See Brazil, Vietnam etc. >> >> >> >> >>On Sunday 09 September 2012 20:47:31 Simon Vass wrote: >>> FYI >>> >>> >>> >>> Simon Vass >>> Managing Director >>> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >>> >>> http://www.etech.ug >>> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >>> email: [email protected] >>> skype: e-techservicedesk >>> >>> >>> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >>> From: Evans Ikua <[email protected]> >>> To: FOSS certification <[email protected]> >>> Cc: fbt <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:44:20 +0300 (EAT) >>> Subject: [Certification] Kenya Government plans to migrate systems to >>> open source software >>> >>> After a successful Software Freedom Day in Kenya last weekend, the >>ICT >>> Secretary at the Office of the President revealed that the Kenya >>Government >>> is planning to migrate its systems to free and open source software, >>a move >>> that will greatly benefit open source developers in Kenya. Please >>read more: >>> >>http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Developers+lined+up+for+huge+gains+in+so >>> ftware+shift/-/1248928/1497380/-/kp7oeu/-/index.html >>-- >>rgds, >> >>Reinier Battenberg >>Director >>Mountbatten Ltd. >>www.mountbatten.net >>tel: +256 758 801749 >>twitter: @batje >>_______________________________________________ >>The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >>Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >>[email protected] >>Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >>The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >>http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >>The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>attachments if any). 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