I went to the meeting and spoke on this bill and the one immediately following it that was much the same (but shorter).
I concentrated on creation of local jobs instead of sending lots of cash to Redmond and Silicon Valley, and the fallacy of thinking about short term TCO instead of long term ROI. I think both bills are going to be "discussed" by a committee and they asked me (as well as several others who testified) if we would be willing to work on the committee, and I said "of course". I do hope that these meetings can be done by video conferencing, as Concord is an hour's drive from my home. The others who testified for the bills included the authors of the bills, some people that had done some programming with FOSS and someone from the Software Conservatory (or at least that was the T-shirt they were wearing. There was only one person who testified against it, the person who identified himself as the "IT guy" for the State. I will not comment here on his testimony. I had sent email to David Brooks, who is the science/tech guy for the Concord Monitor, a local newspaper, and he showed up. I have asked him to send me a link to the article he writes which should be coming out tomorrow. David thought my talk was too "geeky", but I tried to stay away from tech stuff and talk about money, jobs and longevity of solutions. md > On 01/11/2022 4:49 PM Joshua Judson Rosen <roz...@hackerposse.com> wrote: > > > FYI it looks like the NH legislative "remote sign-in" is open until late > tonight, > so there's still time to register your opinion; link from the twitter/nitter > thread: > > > http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/remotetestimony/default.aspx > > Update: while remote testimony might not be back this year, remote > sign-in *is* back this year! > > http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/remotetestimony/default.aspx > Note that you have to choose the date for the hearing from the calendar > first > before any of the other menu fields will become interactive. > > > There are some parts of the bill as-written that I think really need to be > supported; > there are also some "... AND PONIES!" items that I guess are there because, > well..., > that seems to be how this works. > > > On 1/9/22 5:22 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: > > Hopefully everyone here has seen this by now, but maybe not since I didn't > > see any messages here about it yet: > > > > > > https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/new-hampshire-residents-make-your-voice-heard-on-january-11th > > > > > > https://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=1363&txtFormat=html > > > > > > Summary: > > > > > >> HB 1273 - AS INTRODUCED > >> > >> 2022 SESSION > >> > >> 22-2270 > >> 05/04 > >> > >> HOUSE BILL 1273 > >> > >> AN ACT relative to the use of free and open source software. > >> > >> SPONSORS: Rep. Gallager, Merr. 15; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8 > >> > >> COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration > >> > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> ANALYSIS > >> > >> This bill: > >> > >> I. Prohibits certain non-compete clauses and non-disclosure agreements > >> regarding free software projects and the sharing of open source software. > >> > >> II. Prohibits, with limited exception, state agencies from using > >> proprietary software in interactions with the public. > >> > >> III. Recognizes the value of data portability and directs the department > >> of information technology to adopt a policy protecting data portability. > >> > >> IV. Prohibits state and local law enforcement from participating in the > >> enforcement of copyright claims against free and open source software > >> projects. > >> > >> V. Establishes a commission to study the use of free software by state > >> agencies. > >> > >> VI. Establishes a software purchasing policy that permits the purchase of > >> proprietary software and hardware only when free software alternatives are > >> not available. > >> > >> VII. Allows the defendant to examine the source code of proprietary > >> software used to generate evidence against the defendant in a criminal > >> proceeding. > > _______________________________________________ > > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ > > > > -- > Connect with me on the GNU social network: > <https://status.hackerposse.com/rozzin> > Not on the network? Ask me for an invitation to a social hub! > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
