Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-30 Thread R. Scott Belford
On Saturday 29 March 2003 01:53 pm, Vince Hoang wrote: > On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 01:42:34PM -1000, Ho'ala Greevy wrote: > > 3) Keep oral testimony short and crisp, 2-3 minutes. Please do > > not read aloud your written testimony verbatim, as I have been > > advised that you will be tuned out by tho

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-30 Thread Warren Togami
On Sat, 2003-03-29 at 21:30, Warren Togami wrote: > > I think it is a good idea. Where would you propose to meet and when? > > Ho'ala would you be able to meet sometime Sunday with us instead of > Monday? Monday is a little inconvenient for me. > > Warren Togami > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No resp

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-29 Thread Warren Togami
On Sat, 2003-03-29 at 13:53, Vince Hoang wrote: > On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 01:42:34PM -1000, Ho'ala Greevy wrote: > > 3) Keep oral testimony short and crisp, 2-3 minutes. Please do > > not read aloud your written testimony verbatim, as I have been > > advised that you will be tuned out by those on t

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-29 Thread Vince Hoang
On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 01:42:34PM -1000, Ho'ala Greevy wrote: > 3) Keep oral testimony short and crisp, 2-3 minutes. Please do > not read aloud your written testimony verbatim, as I have been > advised that you will be tuned out by those on the panel. By > the time we get up there, the committee w

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-28 Thread Ho'ala Greevy
Just got off the phone with Senator Ige's office. Here's how it's going to work: 1) If you submit testimony via email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 24 hours in advance (by Monday afternoon), then you will not need to make 45 copies. Senator Ige's office will do the xeroxing for you, just make sure you sub

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-27 Thread Vince Hoang
On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 08:27:32PM -1000, Warren Togami wrote: > Do you know if a small number of us can be present during this > session? Are they accepting any more testimony? If possible > and if it is proper, I would like to testify in person at this > session. In any case I am sending my testi

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-27 Thread kimo
Warren Togami wrote: > It is important that we not push for any legislation MANDATING the use > of Open Source Software for the reasons stated in my earlier post. > Instead this resolution is about educating government about Open Source > Software so that in the future they will understand the impl

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-27 Thread Brian Chee
"Stan Baptista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:07 AM Subject: Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109 > Hi all, > > Can someone please tell me what entity or person > requested this study? You probably already know tha

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-27 Thread Stan Baptista
Hi all, Can someone please tell me what entity or person requested this study? You probably already know that Open Source software is in use to a limited extent in some of the state agencies and since I'm now the webmaster for the Taxation department, I'm investigating its use in our dept for int

Re: [luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-26 Thread Warren Togami
On Wed, 2003-03-26 at 18:53, Ho'ala Greevy wrote: > Aloha, > > > The Legislature will meet on 1 April 2003 (no fooling) to hear testimony > on SCR 109 - "REQUESTING a STUDY on THE FEASIBILITY OF USING OPEN SOURCE > SOFTWARE VERSUS COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE FOR GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS." > > Here's the UR

[luau] Senate Concurrent Resolution #109

2003-03-26 Thread Ho'ala Greevy
Aloha, The Legislature will meet on 1 April 2003 (no fooling) to hear testimony on SCR 109 - "REQUESTING a STUDY on THE FEASIBILITY OF USING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE VERSUS COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE FOR GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS." Here's the URL to the hearing notice --> http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessionc