> It's enticing enough yes, but I doubt the demons in government would > bite anything that wouldn't give them a fatter purse. Tough luck.
This is where citc/ncc/dost-asti would come in. I think having a FREE open-source eLGU system would attract even those politicians that you have in mind. This could give them media mileage, public support, and maybe more votes. Sammy -----Original Message----- From: Paolo Alexis Falcone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 6:32 PM To: Philippine Linux Users Group Mailing List Subject: Re: [plug] Open source and MS On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:54:06 +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In the next open source conference, would it be good to have a > government track? ...i.e., a track for DepEd and other gov't agencies. > Maybe ncc/dost-asti could take the lead on this. Maybe NCC or CICT > could present a status report on IT / IS / OSS use in the gov't. > > Open source evangelists and vendors showcase packages for gov't > application -- back-end apps, front-end apps, apps for collaboration, > e-commerce, security. An e-LGU using open source...would that be > enticing enough? Imagine one system used by all cities / > municipalities. Keep dreaming? It's enticing enough yes, but I doubt the demons in government would bite anything that wouldn't give them a fatter purse. Tough luck. The last time we dealt with government (particularly a certain department and a local government unit) we practically had to really argue for the move to open source. It was a slow, painful, move, and sometimes people would curse you for it. People tend to disfavor any move to change, even if its for the better, when they get accustomed to something else. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
