On 12/8/06, Dean Michael Berris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 4. Give copies of the software that we use, including source code, to the > public on whose behalf we govern, if we choose, so that they can verify > our compliance with the law of the country. > OOPS. This is where I think I draw the line. I know a lot of licenses that fall under the top 3, and even proprietary software licenses can be tailored for government use to fall under the top 3 criteria. But this one is just a tad bit too far for my taste. Why should the software be redistributable to the public? Why not just within government?
Because the government work for us? Government is an island now? Populated by enlightened people? Software contain knowledge and it should not be monopolised by anyone. Its like NASA giving away all its software for free or the genome project publishing their results for unresrticted access? You against that too?
I believe it should be enough that software the government uses should be under the government's scrutiny and evaluation in source and binary form. Requiring it that it be available to the public too is just needless IMO.
I believe its is essential.
> The software that fits these criteria is free software, but those criteria > are about democracy, not about technology. > Which is why I am against being biased or prejudiced for "Free Software".
Yes and sharing of knowledge too.
And since it's about democracy, shouldn't we let the people involved with choosing the software be able to choose in a democratic way without having to legislate "one choice in the darkness bind us all" ?
I dont know about everybody else but i just dont trust Government.
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