-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rogelio Serrano Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:01 PM To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List Subject: Re: [plug] open source bill
On 7/19/06, Rage Callao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, let's try getting everybody back to the table. > > An open source bill will only be helpful if it does any of these things: > 1. Mandates -- seems to be whole lot of disagreement on this one 2. > Favors -- disagreements too, but likely 3. Promotes -- probable and > doesn't seem to step on as many toes. > > Of course, there's no point to an open source bill if it doesn't > contain any of the above. > > 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. > >I think it would be hard to get a single recommendation. The most important thing is put something into law so that sometime in the future all software >>needs by anybody in the philippines is available on the net by download for free. If you want to put it into law, it better be broad. Remember the pace of law is no where as near as the pace of technology. The law could contain something that would no longer be applicable over a few months time for all we know. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.linux.org.ph (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
