On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 1:16 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > How ever it does say towards the end > > Promote the development and use of open source > software, and building applications that are based on Academia and open > standards; - MoICT, NITA-U, 2015 > > Is 2015 near enough away for us to not press to have this sooner? >
I think 2015 is fair enough considering this policy *may* not even have been passed by then. This being the first draft, its likely to go through a number of revisions before being forwarded to Ministry of Finance, then parliament, cabinet etc...a process that *could* take a few years. > Personally my response is maybe whilst the power that be recognise that FOSS > has a part to play they don't know exactly what that looks like so for now > are punting it down the road? > > Would a white paper based on this document outlining how FOSS can > specifically help in implementing and improving the implementation of the > policy help make it more of a core philosophy and less of a passing mention? > Yes, This is a good idea. We can even start with just blog posts. The whole point is not to wait/rely on government to promote FOSS yet we have the power to do so. Kind Regards, Wilson _______________________________________________ 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). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
