On Sat, 9 Dec 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
Okay, so to you, transparency means that the public can take a look in
case they want to. For me, transparency is defined between parties
that engage in a transaction where either party is able to define
terms and look at the code. We can have a transparent transaction
involving software with both of us signing an NDA.
Yeah, and they can connive and do what they want. Some transparency.
Sounds more like a setup designed to protect vested commercial interests
than to benefit the public.
But the analogy pertains to a process which involves the government
and the general public at large. What I'm talking about is the
requirement to determine whether software should be made viable for
government use, which involves *at least* the government being able to
look at the code.
Again, no real transparency. Democratic government is based on the premise
that the PEOPLE can see what the government does with public money.
Of course, our definitions or thresholds for transparency may differ,
and I'm perfectly fine with that. I actually like it that way. :D
That's because you seem to wish to protect commercial interests over
public interest.
God bless!
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