On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what happened to the anti- "FOSS legislation" folks? Caught sleeping > or in M$ funded junkets abroad? Maybe its time we put that back in the > Philippine Agenda? > > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Roberto Verzola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I got this from http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com. As of last week (Apr. > 10, > > 2008), free software is now the default software in government in Ecuador. > > > > Obet Verzola > > > > > > > > Ecuador Goes Free > > > > It's easy to focus on the dramatic bad news - like the OOXML shenanigans > - and > > overlook the quiet success stories. Like the announcement that the > Presidente > > of Ecuador, Rafael Correa Delgado, has just signed a decree making the > use of > > open source the default policy for government: > > > > El Presidente de la República, Rafael Correa, mediante decreto No. 1014 > de 10 > > de abril del 2008, establece como política pública para las entidades de > la > > administración pública central la utilización de Software Libre en sus > > sistemas y equipamientos informáticos. > > > > [Via Google Translate: > > > > The President of the Republic, Rafael Correa, by decree no. 1014 of April > 10, > > 2008, establishes as public policy for institutions of the central > > administration, the use of free software in their computer systems and > > equipment.] > > > > There are just three situations in which it is permissible to use > proprietary > > software: > > > > Además el decreto faculta la utilización de software propietario (no > Libre), > > únicamente cuando no exista una solución de Software Libre que supla las > > necesidades requeridas, o cuando esté en riesgo la seguridad nacional, o > > cuando el proyecto informático se encuentre en un punto de no retorno. > > > > [In addition, the decree authorizes the use of proprietary software > (Free), > > only when there is no solution to free software to fill the needs > required, > > or when national security at risk, or when the computer project is at a > point > > of no return.]
The last time this was discussed there were very vocal PLUGgers against the Philippine FOSS legislation. -- Rage Callao Free Software :: empower :: educate :: liberate _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
