Re: [LUAU] Apps.gov -- A model for FOSS distribution?

2009-09-15 Thread 808blogger
Am I missing something here? is the us government selling hosted software to business/individuals? is this for us government only? If this is for the "people" nothing good can possibly come of it. WTF who would want to use government computing services with FISA and the Patriot Act in place, not

Re: [LUAU] Apps.gov -- A model for FOSS distribution?

2009-09-15 Thread John Montgomery
Perhaps they should post all the available FOSS apps at Apps.gov as well as the commercial apps. Especially the the ones listed here http://www.opensourcewindows.org/. It is a government web site it not favor one solution over the other. John A. Montgomery On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Mike

[LUAU] Apps.gov -- A model for FOSS distribution?

2009-09-15 Thread Mike Gonsalves
I just stumbled on Apps.gov after reading "US government takes leap into the Internet 'cloud'" on Google News. The website is attractive and easy to navigate. When I got to the list of applications and their price tags, I imagined a similar list of FOSS that said "free" instead of $$$. It coul