David Kidd wrote:
  * Principle 1:  Australian Government ICT procurement processes must
actively and fairly consider all types of available software.
  * Principle 2: Suppliers must consider all types of available software
when dealing with Australian Government agencies.
  * Principle 3:  Australian Government agencies will actively participate
in open source software communities and contribute back where appropriate.
Principle 3 is very vague -- what does 'actively participate' mean in practice?
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I think this is a step forward and is no doubt something we
at SLUG could have some input into - perhaps as part of my
session at tonight's SLUG meeting.
<http://wiki.slug.org.au/january2011lightningtalks>
Further in Senator Lundy's blog posting:
For anyone interested in open source development the policy is well worth
reading as I think it is a significant step forward. You can find The Guide to
Open Source Software for Australian Government Agencies here.
<http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/guide-to-open-source-software/index.html>
Press Release: Special Minister of State Gary Gray ? Government moves to
encourage use of Open Source Software.
There is some irony (or indication in how far the Federal
Government has to go) in this statement in the Minister?s
Media Release.
?The Australian Government Policy on Open Source Software is available on the
Department of Finance and Deregulation website in PDF and RTF formats.?
<http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/guide-to-open-source-software/index.html>
Marghanita
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