On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
Hmmm... Even if there is no (or very little) Filipino FOSS to be made
available to the government, it can be promoted and draconianly be
required in all the government agencies.
Uh, then use other FOSS. You seem to think that the bill requires only
Filipino-made FOSS. You know better.
The proposition is, that we should *NOT* worry about FOSS in the
government _yet_ (or promoting it further via legislation) because as
I've already stated, it's needless.
So saving money is needless. Yeah, right...
what government needs is just Free as in Free Beer software, and not
Free as in Freedom.
But why not get both when both are available already?
FOSS saves money NOW. It also is generally better except in certain
fields where proprietary software has a lead (a lead which can soon
disappear). That's doesn't justify making excuses not to use FOSS now
where it can be.
The statuis quo which you effectively promote is a leeching government
coffers. It has to be addresses now, not later. Making excuses not to do
so is needless.
God bless!
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