On Thu, September 14, 2006 3:39 pm, Jeffrey Ian Dy wrote: > > We took the mandatory path because our representation believes that there > is no time. Time is running out. Even as we speak, M$ already redefined > it's licensing to at least match the cost benefits of FOSS. Hundreds of > thousands of IT students are being "compelled" by some private HEI to take > MCP and CCNA courses before graduation. This is a distortion of technology > education which is supposed to be neutral. If we do not mandate some > things, these MCP, CCNA trained individuals, who will later on take on > positions in government WILL resist migration making our efforts fruitless > and this bill a piece of scrap.
The "mandatory path" is the way to go and I personally believe that you've made the right decision. Anyway, I would like to list down some points/advantages in adopting F/OSS in the government and hopefully be considered in the revision of the F/OSS bill: - avoid license management and litigation - avoid from vendor locked-in - enhance the software freely - supports domestic IT infrastructure - promote IT related jobs - security - TCO + software freedom Good luck! Marvin _________________________________________________ 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
