It's been a while since I have responded to slug emails. You need to put this in to perspective. There are a number departments that actually use open source, to some extent. You must bear in mind that there are others who have a strictly microsoft.
I know of one department 6 years ago required the skills of Linux and Unix people to convert the department from opensource to microsoft only environment, because said department employed a "microsoft ranger", and to this date he is still their CIO. What you have to be aware to be successful with tenders or projects you need to sit on a board of vendors to even be considered for a job or contract for a scope of work. the Federal government is a large market and you have fight your case on a departmental and divisional level. there are other departments who employed the same web technology as President Obama. Yes Open source has a place in Public sector IT but sadly it's not in business critical areas of the sector, and it has been visible for a long time. >> The policy includes three principles as well as some draft text for >> government departments and agencies to include in future RFT documentation: >> * 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. > <http://www.katelundy.com.au/2011/02/03/welcome-news-for-open-source/comment-page-1/> > > Policy available in HTML at > <http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/guide-to-open-source-software/index.html> > > Marghanita > -- > Marghanita da Cruz > http://ramin.com.au > Tel: 0414-869202 > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
