On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
Then THIS is what needs fixing. The FOSS bill doesn't change the
spirit of the RFP's, because it would just require that it run on
Linux, work with PostGreSQL, and maybe have a Python front end.
Uh, no. It would require that the applications adhere to open standards
and could perform the required tasks. The bill won't (and can't) force
agencies to ask for specific open source applications. That's against
existing law too, you know.
It doesn't change the fact that the software procurement system is
broken.
On the contrary, it will go a long way towards fixing it.
But, of course, the bill won't eliminate top-down corruption. Hey, that's
what revolutions are for (oops, joke only!).
God bless!
--[Manny [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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