On Wed, 27 Dec 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
Lack of mention of the process is just part of it: blatant disregard
of the problem which is the software procurement process that is
currently un-regulated or hap-hazard, is just as bad as the
enforcement of the "FOSS only" provision.
Not really. The FOSS bill is designed to solve other problems: government
dragging its feet on FOSS while wasting millions, the non-recognition of
the value of the freedoms granted in FOSS licenses, and so on. The RFP
problem is another problem. But it makes no sense to destroy one valid
solution to a problem just because it doesn't address another problem.
How would the FOSS Bill enforce its requirement of the software that
government will be using as long as the RFP's continue to mention
brand names and not even define the protocols in which these RFP's for
software is drafted/prepared? Or does that just come later, when
nobody's looking?
Requiring use of certain brands is already anomalous. And there's the
provisions against vendor lock-in.
IRRs along with the FOSS Bill? Section 13 defers the IRR to the CICT,
so how much different is that from having the CICT just taking the
initiative and not pushing through or waiting for this FOSS bill?
The CICT cannot really enforce its preferences. The FOSS bill, if passed,
can be enforced.
What is illegal is illegal, true. However, as far as being prohibited
is concerned, choice was never taken away and punishment is a result
of the consequence defined by the social contract between the
government and the people.
No. Choice IS removed. That isd why the police can PREVENT crime. That is
why the BIR can withhold taxes at source, and you CANNOT stop it from
being done. That is why you can be kept out of a restricted area and
there's nothing you can do about it. That is why the courts can issue a
search warrant and have your home searched against your wishes. In a
democracy, chouices ARE restricted, and citizens can be COMPELLED to
comply. Democracy has NEVER been about unbridled choice.
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