James Gray wrote:
Hi All,
Noticed over on the venerable /. a report about the ATO going open source AND that SLUG was partly responsible :) Here's the /. article;
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/24/0241225&mode=thread
Notice the URL to the second pressure group at the end? Well done SLUG!
I wonder if this means we can expect a Linux port for their Java-based "ECI Client".......nah! They are still the government!! ;)
ECI Client is the most annoying thing ever... I have a campaign[/project] idea of getting the ATO's attention about creating a Linux ECI Client (i guess e-tax as well, although I have had no personal experience with it).
I picked up some information via a LinMagAU forum thread [1] stating that Mulli Management Pty Ltd [2] had started a campaign for the ATO to conform to its claims of creating a unix supported ECI Client.
My idea is not so 'legally' technically specific. I propose a simply project of creating a standard letter (hard copy) for linux users to print out sign and attach an ABN and send to the ATO, such in that the ATO can feel the demand for a linux client. I guess it would be of bonus points if we could get accountants to sign as well. Possibly more generic specifying a UNIX based client.
[1] http://www.linmagau.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=22
[2] http://www.muli.com.au/ato/atoindex.html
Kudos to all involved.
-- James
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