i called the attention of other people to the draft open source bill, including pro-Microsoft people in www.msforums.ph :P
there was this comment that probably deserves attention...the question was something like, what if the application system is written in Java or .NET? Java is not (yet) open source; .NET is nowhere near that (though there is a partially compatible open source implementation). even if the end application or system is licensed under some www.opensource.org approved license, can this system qualify for a bid for a government project? i'm pretty sure there are excellent open source applications out there that are based on Java or .NET, and it would be a shame if they will be inapplicable to government projects/systems because their underlying frameworks or libraries are not open source.
another item in the bill that raised serious questions were those about making sure that the system can work on any platform, and that if it doesn't then the bidder should foot the bill of porting it to ensure that it works properly. what if, for example, a company proposes a solution that runs on the Linux 2.6 kernel (the current version) and wins the bid...then about five years down the line, the new Linux 4.0 kernel breaks compatibility on that and the system refuses to run on the common Linux distros with the (hypothetical) version 4.0 kernel. will the company have to revisit its old code, fix it up to make it work on the new kernel version and ensure compatibility with other platforms? i'm thinking that scenario alone would scare would-be bidders...
On 9/12/06, kaloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
dear paolo,
here are the details of the FOSS forum to be held
tomorrow here at the house of representatives. it's
your opportunity to voice out your opinion especially
regarding the proposed legislation.
what: FOSS Forum
theme: Viability and Cost-effectiveness of Free/Open
Source Software in the Philippines
date: 13 September 2006
time: 1:00pm - 4:00 pm
venue: Minority Conference Room
North Wing Basement
House of Representatives
BAtasan Road, Quezon City
contact person:
kaloy garcia
931.5911
0922.815.0676
sana marami makapunta from PLUG, especially the
officers.
thanks and hope to see you tomorrow,
kaloy
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