On 7/19/06, Rage Callao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
An open source bill will only be helpful if it does any of these things:
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Of course, there's no point to an open source bill if it doesn't contain any of the above.
Is an open source bill even required in the first place? What will the motivation of the bill be and for whom should it be beneficial? What is the agenda behind the bill? I doubt that a bill promoting/favoring/requiring open source software in the Philippine Government is even necessary much less beneficial in _any_ regard. I assert that the local Philippine software industry should do its part without waiting for government interfere for or against Open Source Software adoption.
Question, will PLUG issue a single recommendation? Emphasis on "recommendation" though. Last time I looked at the PLUG website, this issue seems to be in line with PLUG's advocacy. >From PLUG website: "For over 10 years already, the Philippine Linux Users' Group, or PLUG, has been actively promoting the adoption of the GNU/Linux operating system in the Philippines."
This is what the PLUG has been doing -- and probably will do for quite some time. However, it doesn't say anywhere that PLUG should push it into Government. The Philippines is _not just_ the Philippine government. My opinions and convictions are mine alone, not the official position of the PLUG board, but those of an individual opposing the proposition or even the crafting of such a bill. However, I am for promoting GNU/Linux systems and in a greater scale Open Source Software (nevermind Free Software) to the Philippines (both government and the private sector) without the need for legislation in the process of doing so. I think we should leave out the politics of this, and concentrate on pushing the GNU/Linux systems and Open Source Software as much as we can and stay away from making laws for/against open source software in government. I hope this makes my points clear. -- Dean Michael C. Berris C/C++ Software Architect Orange and Bronze Software Labs http://3w-agility.blogspot.com/ http://cplusplus-soup.blogspot.com/ Mobile: +639287291459 Email: dean [at] orangeandbronze [dot] com _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
