what happened to the anti- "FOSS legislation" folks? Caught sleeping or in M$ funded junkets abroad? Maybe its time we put that back in the Philippine Agenda?
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Roberto Verzola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got this from http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com. As of last week (Apr. 10, > 2008), free software is now the default software in government in Ecuador. > > Obet Verzola > > > > Ecuador Goes Free > > It's easy to focus on the dramatic bad news - like the OOXML shenanigans - > and > overlook the quiet success stories. Like the announcement that the Presidente > of Ecuador, Rafael Correa Delgado, has just signed a decree making the use of > open source the default policy for government: > > El Presidente de la República, Rafael Correa, mediante decreto No. 1014 de 10 > de abril del 2008, establece como política pública para las entidades de la > administración pública central la utilización de Software Libre en sus > sistemas y equipamientos informáticos. > > [Via Google Translate: > > The President of the Republic, Rafael Correa, by decree no. 1014 of April 10, > 2008, establishes as public policy for institutions of the central > administration, the use of free software in their computer systems and > equipment.] > > There are just three situations in which it is permissible to use proprietary > software: > > Además el decreto faculta la utilización de software propietario (no Libre), > únicamente cuando no exista una solución de Software Libre que supla las > necesidades requeridas, o cuando esté en riesgo la seguridad nacional, o > cuando el proyecto informático se encuentre en un punto de no retorno. > > [In addition, the decree authorizes the use of proprietary software (Free), > only when there is no solution to free software to fill the needs required, > or when national security at risk, or when the computer project is at a point > of no return.] > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Lay low and nourish in obscurity _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
