On 9/12/06, Jeffrey Ian Dy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
1.) Any one can use ANY programming language nor any compiler as long as the final output shall be FOSS licensed and the specifications adgere to open standards as defined in the bill. Having said that, please understand that there is an issue of open standard and how FOSS can actually run on open standard compliant platforms. For example C++ have Microsoft compilers, Borland, etc& C++ being the de facto universal programming language to date in the field of software reverse engineering, and since Linux source code is written in variations of C/C++, I don't think it would be an issue.
It has been demonstrated that FOSS can actually run on proprietary platforms, just as easily as the fact that many FOSS applications were developed using a proprietary build system/environment. So, there it is, it is an issue, because your bill may potentially be restricting even legitimate users of proprietary software solutions (and who develop software under those platforms, _and_ whose licensing choice is of their own to make) from ever participating. Btw, the term is `software engineering', not `software reverse engineering'. Not that I myself may take offense at, but others may be...
But, how can we promote FOSS if you are using a source code who's syntax exclusively runs on proprietary programming languages?
Hmm, I lost you there. I reckon that it is source code in some programming language that gets compiled/interpreted/transmogrified to run in an execution environment, and not `code whose syntax(?) runs on a language.'
In any case, let me reiterate that the bill allows government to transact with software developers using ANY programming language as long as the final output is FOSS licensed and adheres to open standards
Your reiteration isn't good enough. Clarify the bill, but not so as to remove the obvious deficiencies; do so that there are obviously no deficiencies. That said, the draft does seem to have no obvious deficiencies. Still, there's the frying pan (and the fire) to set this bill on, so I'll wait and see if it cooks OK (or gets burned like toast...) Cheers, Zakame -- Zak B. Elep || http://zakame.spunge.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] || [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1486 7957 454D E529 E4F1 F75E 5787 B1FD FA53 851D _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
