On 11/28/2012 04:26 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Hi,
Can we try to have Governments mandate an 'office Suite Ballot' on new
PCs, something like how the Europeans have a browser ballot?
Can Opera help us with expertise in this regard?
Can some legislators help with bills to help ODF gain popularity?
I think this can help spread LibreOffice.
Thanks.
Regards,
Paul
Interesting approach, but I wonder who is the best person to help with
creating a ballot. I think that it needs to be someone who understands
the legal terminology and what a ballot needs for correct wording and
such. There are specific requirements to get a ballot properly worded
and then get it sponsored by enough people to place it in contention in
the ballot process. I know some of the things it takes to get something
on a local ballot and I do not envy the people who has to go through all
the mess and hassles to do the process.
The philosophy behind mandating [think forcing] what can be used or not
used is a tricky one. Right now, MS forces people to use their
products, for many reasons. Now a mandate will force the governments to
use some other product. Yes, having a mandate to start using open
source, in a certain percentage of new system purchases, would be
great. Yet, I would rather see users choose ODF and LO over being
forced to use them.
The USA has an open source mandate, but it is not a 100% movement to
open source products and open document formats. That mandate will start
the process though.
I would like to see a mandate to look at the open source options before
any purchases of computer software, with the specific reasons why they
have to buy the software over getting it free. Make then explain in
detail why they have to spend "our money" on MS and other costly
software in these times where there is a need to cut spending.
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