+1 from me. Strongly support this action. > On 19/11/2014, at 10:22 am, Brent Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fully support this step. > > Brent > > From: Cameron Shorter <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 8:53 AM > Subject: [Aust-NZ] NSW Government Procurement actively discourages use of > Open Source > > OSGeo Aust-NZ, > During a recent NSW tendering process (for a spatial software system), we > have discovered that NSW Government purchasing guidelines actively discourage > use of Open Source Software. > > I propose that the following email is sent on behalf of OSGeo Aust/NZ. Any > comments, votes for or against? > Vote from me: +1 Cameron Shorter > > From: President of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation - Australian/New > Zealand Chapter > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > CC: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > To NSW Procurement Team, > > We, the Australian and New Zealand chapter of the Open Source Geospatial > Foundation, are concerned that NSW Procurement guidelines about Open Source > Software should be changed. > The guidelines: > * Inaccurately imply Proprietary Software is less risky than Open Source [1], > * Unfairly discriminate against Australian Open Source Software solutions and > businesses [1], > * Conflict with Australian government policy which directly mandate that Open > Source and Proprietary Software should be considered equally. [2] > * Increases the cost of NSW Government IT purchases by actively discouraging > use of Open Source. > > Could the NSW Procurement Team please review the current Open Source > statement, assess the appropriateness of updating to Australian Government > Policy statements related to Open Source, and respond with your assessment. > > > Reference 1: > > The NSW IT procurement framework (version 3.1) specifically discourses use of > Open Source software with Major Project System Integration Services. > > 23 Open Source Software > 23.1 The Contractor must ensure that: > (a) none of the Deliverables comprise Open Source Software; and > (b) it does not insert any Open Source Software into the Customer > Environment, except to the extent otherwise approved by the Customer in > writing. > 23.2 Where the Customer gives its approval in relation to the use of any Open > Source Software > under clause 23.1: > (a) the Contractor must ensure that the use of that Open Source Software will > not result in an obligation to disclose, license or otherwise make available > any part of the Customer Environment or any of the Customer’sConfidential > Information to any third party; and > (b) the use of that Open Source Software will not in any way diminish the > Contractor’s obligations under the Contract, including without limitation in > relation to any warranties, indemnities or any provisions dealing with the > licensing or assignment of Intellectual Property. > > https://www.procurepoint.nsw.gov.au/before-you-supply/standard-procurement-contract-templates/procure-it-framework-version-31 > > <https://www.procurepoint.nsw.gov.au/before-you-supply/standard-procurement-contract-templates/procure-it-framework-version-31> > See: Module 13A Major project systems integration services > > Reference 2: > Australian Government Policy on Open Source Software: > > Principle 1: Australian Government ICT procurement processes must actively > and fairly consider all types of available software. > Australian Government agencies must actively and fairly consider all types of > available software (including but not limited to open source software and > proprietary software) through their ICT procurement processes. It is > recognised there may be areas where open source software is not yet available > for consideration. Procurement decisions must be made based on value for > money. Procurement decisions should take into account > whole-of-life costs, capability, security, scalability, transferability, > support and manageability requirements. > For a covered procurement (over $80K), agencies are required to include in > their procurement plan that open source software will be considered equally > alongside proprietary software. Agencies will be required to insert a > statement into any Request for Tender that they will consider open source > software equally alongside proprietary software. Tender responses will be > evaluated under the normal requirements of the Commonwealth Procurement > Guidelines. For a non-covered procurement (below $80K), agencies are required > to document all key decisions, as required by the Commonwealth Procurement > Guidelines. This includes how they considered open source software suppliers > when selecting suppliers to respond to the Select Tender or Request for > Quotation. > > Australian Government Policy on Open Source Software, > http://www.finance.gov.au/policy-guides-procurement/open-source-software/ > <http://www.finance.gov.au/policy-guides-procurement/open-source-software/> > > > -- > Cameron Shorter, > Software and Data Solutions Manager > LISAsoft > Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, > 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 > > P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com <http://www.lisasoft.com/>, F +61 2 > 9009 5099 > > _______________________________________________ > Aust-NZ mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz > <http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz> > > _______________________________________________ > Aust-NZ mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/aust-nz
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