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Subject: Motion in the Scottish Parliament Date: Tuesday 09 November 2004 13:34 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear colleague, Following the report by the Office of Government Commerce, I have lodged a motion on Open Source and Free Software, a copy of which follows. So far, most of my Green colleagues have signed, as well as two Liberal Democrats and two Scottish Nationalist Party members. I hope you'll think the motion is worth supporting, and that those of you in Scotland will be willing to contact your MSPs to ask if they intend to sign it. If doing so, please make sure that you give them the motion number and title. If you have any suggestions for improvements to the line followed by the motion, please let me know so that my future work on this topic can benefit from your perspective. You can check the names and email addresses of your constituency and regional MSPs here: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/index.htm Cheers, Patrick Harvie MSP Green Party speaker on all things geeky S2M-1921 Patrick Harvie: Open Source and Free Software-That the Parliament welcomes the findings of the Office of Government Commerce's report following proof-of-concept trials of Open Source software; notes that the report concludes that Open Source software is a viable and credible alternative to proprietary software and that its use can generate significant savings in hardware and software costs and reduce licensing costs and hardware refresh requirements; notes the significant financial and environmental benefit that could arise from a policy of adopting Open Source software, including the GNU/Linux operating system; notes the long-term dangers for organisations in becoming locked into proprietary systems; further believes that the principles of free software and concepts such as Copyleft can help to protect important rights and freedoms for people in an increasingly digital age, and urges the Scottish Executive to develop a strategy for promoting the adoption of free software and Open Source wherever workable throughout the public sector and to ensure that all software developed with public funds is copylefted. Supported by: Shiona Baird, Eleanor Scott, Mark Ballard, Chris Ballance, Mr Bruce McFee, Robin Harper, Stewart Stevenson, Mike Pringle, Donald Gorrie ---------------------------------- Patrick Harvie MSP Green Group Room MG.15, Scottish Parliament Edinburgh, EH99 1SP Studio 6, St George's Studios St George's Road, Glasgow, G3 6JA 0131 348 6365 / 0141 332 6405 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.patrickharviemsp.com ********************************************************************** "The information in this e-mail transmission and any files or attachments transmitted with it are strictly confidential and may contain privileged information. It is intended solely for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed and if you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute, disclose or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your computer system and notify the sender as soon as possible. While this e-mail message and attachments have been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body does not guarantee that either are virus-free and accepts no liability for damage sustained as a result of a virus. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure that the onward transmission, opening or use of this message and any attachments will not adversely affect their systems or data or otherwise incur liability in law. Visit the Parliament's website at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ or watch the Parliamentary business live at http://www.scottishparliamentlive.com/"; ********************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------- -- Willie Fleming [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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