--- Virgil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's an interesting read on the Open Source Battle > that's taking place in State of Oregon. Funny thing > about the opponents to Open Source (Microsoft) is > that they believe that if this bill would pass, > legislation will mandate certain types of software > over others. Ummm isn't that happening now with > Windows and Office?
They made mention to the State of Texas bill (SB1579) introduced recently that followed along the same lines. What I find especially interesting about the two bills is that they don't necessarily promote Open Source software. Instead they both force government employees to not only consider OSS along with proprietary software, but to provide JUSTIFICATION for adopting proprietary solutions. This is exactly the kind of measure needed to bring true competition to software procurement in government. Also, I noticed something else a little interesting in both bills. They both mentioned that the state governments would have to "avoid acquiring products that do not comply with open standards for interoperability or data storage; and avoid acquiring products that are known to make unauthorized transfers of information to, or permit unauthorized control of or modification to the state government's computer systems by, parties outside the control of the state government." Seems a little like common sense, but I wonder how proprietary vendors will take that? Casey Roberts __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com