On Sat, 9 Dec 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
I'm against the darned FOSS bill. But I continue to write FOSS, use
FOSS, and advocate FOSS. I just don't want FOSS to cheat its way into
government via this FOSS bill.
That's a nice press release, but whether you realize it or not, you
clearly favor commercial interests over public interests, as shown by your
"unique" version of "transparency".
Just look at the above statement. Nowhere in the FOSS bill is it implied
that FOSS can "cheat" its way into the government. The bill CLEARLY states
that proprietary software can be used when FOSS can't do the job.
Technical merit IS a qualifier for FOSS to enter government.
The FOSS bill is NOT a technology issue, but you can't seem to grasp that.
It's a FREEDOM and TRANSPARENCY issue. The bill seeks to promote a way of
thinking about software licensing vis-a-vis freedom. It pormotes that
freedom and gives preference to ANY technology that adheres to it. That's
NOT cheatting any more than a government preference for democratic laws is
cheating.
I take offense in the implication that "I've been bought" by Microsoft
and other companies. I certainly don't appreciate your singling me out
Manny.
I don't appreciate your MISREPRESENTATION of the FOSS bill and the GPL/FSF
either. The former has been pointed out to you MANY times by yours truly.
If you keep on doing it, I will most certainly keep pointing it out and
publicy wonder why you continue to do something that is obviously
deceptive. If you don't want that, be honest about what the bill states
and what the GPL/FSF is about. Until then, you will get what you
practically ask for. It's simple as that.
God bless!
--[Manny [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Member: Philippine League for Democratic Telecommunications
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