we can put it on the agenda for next Saturday's meeting......
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.
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.
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
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