[plug] [link] State of Oregon on the FOSS bandwagon

[Kai Jones]

"justification to the taxpayers", something we don't have here and prolly
never will 'cause the government would never pass the bill to make it law.

-----Original Message-----
From: Leon Brooks [mailto:leon at brooks.fdns.net]
Sent: Friday, 7 March 2003 7:59 AM
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Subject: [plug] [link] State of Oregon on the FOSS bandwagon



    http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/03/06/018222.shtml?tid=4

    A bill introduced in the Oregon State Legislature on March 5 by Rep.
    Phil Barnhart "requires state government to consider using open
    source software when acquiring new software." Sounds good -- if it
    passes.

    According to the press release we received from the bill's primary
    proponent, Ken Barber, "Unlike California's Digital Software Security
    Act [which has not yet become law - ED.], Oregon's bill does not
    mandate the use of Open Source Software; it only requires that it be
    'on the list' of approved products for State use. It also requires
    state agencies to provide justification to the taxpayers any time
    proprietary software is purchased."

Cheers; Leon