Hi Manny!
On 9/20/06, manny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
> Making government *impose* anything is a draconian way of running
> governments. It's like requiring everyone to wear white shirts *only*
> when in government offices -- the policy is not only silly, it is
> needless.
This is a clear example of a straw man argument. One makes a
misrepresentation of a position and then attacks the misrepresentation.
Quoting the final draft before the newest sent incarnation of the bill...
"6.2. Use of FOSS – The government shall apply only FOSS or FOSS solutions, as
defined in section 4 of this Act, in all ICT projects and activities; "
If that's not an imposition of using only FOSS in government, then I
don't know what is.
Either you haven't read the bill or you are unbale to undertstand it. But
you have said that you DID read it, So the latter applies.
How much more clear can Section 6.2 be? It's like saying "Government
employees shall only wear white underwear in all agencies." -- silly
and needless.
Read it again.
> I'm suggesting the other way around: let's prove that we can build the
> supply first, before we artificially hike up the demand.
The supply exists and is mor ethan enough.
I'm sorry, what are you talking about?! There are enough open source
developers/contributors here in the Philippines? Or are you talking
about users? Or firms that use Open Source technologies?
This is another silly delay.
What is a silly delay?
If you think supply is enough, can you give me at least 10 firms that
can support government when they finally adopt FOSS for every ICT
project it will undertake? Let's say the PAG-ASA weather modeling
project: you have enough experts and third party VAS providers? The
BIR system, you want it in FOSS too right... You know a firm that
already has FOSS solutions to replace whatever they have there?
Comelec: FOSS for elections that is fool-proof enough for the purpose
of a transparent and fast electoral system?
There's the SSS, GSIS, NTC, NCC, Napocor, PCGG, PagCor, PCSO, and the
list goes on and on... You're saying we already have enough firms that
can service all these government branches for the FOSS requirements?
Reality sucks no?
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