Well, if there's a time when politicians are willing to listen, it's now. After the election they'll feel safe with 5 years ahead of them. If we can get statements of support we can use them later, reminding them of their support for OSS. Besides, there are several grassroots movements at the moment like the one against ACTA. I'm sure most politicians would want to be on the right side of any such movement.
I think we should contact all parties to arrange a meeting. We'd need to have some concrete proposals first - maybe a position paper. This could mention things such as OSS in education, adopting open standards for government services (especially if we can identify any services which currently do not), etc. Ramon Casha On 14 May 2012 19:51, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Ramon. I agree 100%. Just a question: why we Maltese are most of > the time passive, being a Maltese gemgem in small groups, and never trying > to change at least some small things ? We cannot change MPs overnight (no > illusion), but if we never try then we lost the battle already. I prefer to > die on the battlefield, trying at least, rather then being at home > repeating the same negative attitude..........maybe that's why many > countries did protest on the first of May (about working conditions) and > Malta was the only nation which did not protest!!! > > It's up to us to make our voice meaningful and loud enough to be heard by > the local media. We can start as well talking to our friends who work on > TV, radio or newspapers....... > > One final note: when I was a child I expected my parents to do all the > dirty work. As an adult I don't expect anybody to do my work. especially > working hard for the principles I believe in. And I don't count the value > of my principles by the amout of response I get. If nobody hears me, then > after a self evaluation, I keep trying on and on. My favourite writer > wrote: I was born a fighter and not a loser! > > Daniel > > > > If we do and say nothing at all, we will be giving them the message that > we don't really care about these things. If they've got people like > Microsoft and others lobbying to get their closed-source solutions into > government and nobody saying otherwise, they will go with what Microsoft > wants. > > > Ramon Casha > > > On 14 May 2012 09:12, iain <[email protected]> wrote: > >> They will just tell you what they think you want to hear. Unless >> something is done beforehand, why should you believe *anything* they >> tell you they'll do after the elections? >> >> On 12/05/12 19:13, Daniel wrote: >> > How about organising a meeting with both parties in view of the >> > forthcoming elections regarding their policies of open source? >> > >> > Daniel >> > -- >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > MLUG-list mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing > [email protected]http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >
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