[plug] linux and the ATO

[Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima]

On Wed, 7 Feb 2001, Jeremy Malcolm wrote:

> > AFAIR In Australia the source code still remains copyright and
> > departments/developers are under NO obligation to release it...
>
> We could mount a Freedom of Information Act application.  They would be
> able to weasel their way out of it, but maybe for public relations
> reasons (if we put out a Press Release from ourselves and the other
> LUGs) they wouldn't want to.  Can PLUG spare $30 from its coffers for
> the application fee?

We can, if the committee decides this is what they want to do.  Of course your
statement assumes that we have the public support of the other LUGS.
We should look at that first.


Yours Tony.

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