I'm not looking to start a debate, but... >> We call on all governments to: >> >> 1. Procure only information technology that implements free and open standards; >> 2. Deliver e-government services based exclusively on free and open standards; >> 3. Use only free and open digital standards in their own activities. >>
I'm certainly sympathetic to the desires this declaration seems to express, but this seems to go too far by using words like "only" and "exclusively". There are undoubtedly cases where extant open standards are not as mature, stable, featureful, mission-safe, etc, as the relevant proprietary solutions, and so as a pragmatic matter governments must rely on the proprietary works in those cases. -mpg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Puttick > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:28 AM > To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Re: Sign the Hague declaration > > Hi all > > A new group is being formed to promote open digital > standards, starting with a declaration regarding the > importance of digital standards being truly open: > > http://www.digistan.org/hague-declaration:en > > Please read it and sign if you agree. I'm sure most working > with spatial data would have encountered problems with the > core areas where standards are missing or not being supported > properly. Think GIS projects. Or CAD. I'm sure there are others... > > Cheers > > Chris > > > ------ > Files attached to this email may be in ISO 26300 format > (OASIS Open Document Format). If you have difficulty opening > them, please visit http://iso26300.info for more information. > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
