I am forwarding a message from the North Bay Linux User's Group. http://www.nblug.org There is a struggling Sacramento Linux User's Group http://www.saclug.org that could use some help if you are in that area or know people that are.
To add more context and summary, here's an excerpt from http://www.cio.ca.gov/Government/IT_Policy/pdf/IT_Policy_Letter_10-01_Open_Source_Software.pdf PURPOSE: The purpose of this Information Technology Policy Letter (ITPL) is to: • Formally establish the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in California state government as an acceptable practice; • Add the OSS definition to the State Administrative Manual (SAM) Section 4819.2; • Remind organizations of the existing SAM Sections pertaining to software management and security; and • Announce changes to the Software Management Plan Guidelines [Section 120 of the Statewide Information Management Manual (SIMM)]. Grant Bowman https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:39:58 -0000 (UTC) From: "Ed Rogers" <e...@rogersecommerce.com> Subject: [NBLUG/talk] Open Source is now acceptable To: <t...@nblug.org> http://www.cio.ca.gov/Government/IT_Policy/ITPL.html ------------------------------------------------ Debian: It might start with Ubuntu but before you know it you're on the hard stuff. -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
