> On the mandatory implementation of F/OSS within the Gov't, I am on the side > of pro-choice. Same with my clients, I always promote and recommend > M$....but also inform them of the alternative, F/OSS. Then I leave up to > them to decide which technology platform to use. If my clients want M$, > then good for me.
This is where things get complicated. You say "pro-choice". Yet, when the government finally *makes a choice*, and says "let's choose FOSS", the commercial software reps cry out "mandatory". The commercial reps misunderstand (or misrepresent) FOSS as a technology. It is not. FOSS is about insisting on a bundle of rights with respect to software -- the right to use, to share with other, and to modify the software. Greetings, Obet Verzola _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
