Ken Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I got a survey in the mail today from Congressman Peter Welch. I think it is > going to all Vermont voters. It has a possible list of priorities and a line > for "other". He asks you to pick three. Do you think it would be worth while > to pick any two and add to the other line something about promoting the use > of open source software in government?
While FLOSS should be encouraged, of course, I think it's more reasonable to advocate primarily for open formats and standards, and secondarily for open source software. I think the realities of software use and "purchasing" put OSS at a disadvantage, and the non-openness of the resultant data can be nearly as bad as with proprietary tools. As well, I think it's an easier "sell", as it can be discussed in terms of transparency, openness, and access to their government, as well as long-term data-archiving concerns. Licensing discussions are much less tractable. -- ...jsled http://asynchronous.org/ - a=jsled; b=asynchronous.org; echo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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