On Fri, Aug 01, 2003 at 10:09:59PM -0400, Matt Higgins wrote:
New to the list, and wanted to know what you all thought. I'm looking to put together a bill that will require state gov to consider OSS when sending out RFP's. The bill would mirror those being proposed/stalled in other states such as Washington and Texas. I have been in contact with state Rep Robert Spellane who is positive about the subject. I believe he would be more responsive if the WLUG were also supporting this.
I think this is a great idea. I live in NY now... I kinda wish I had the free time to mirror your efforts here. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind updates as your efforts progress. Keep us informed!
Further more I think It would be interesting to get involved with public schools in Worcester to promote the use of Linux. I put up a small page on my web site to address this topic, which I have called SLIPS (Supporting Linux In Public Schools).
This is cool too. Just want to check that these are two separate efforts. (Your subject line seems to imply that it is one.) I think advocating Linux in schools is a great idea. But anything that you intend to become a law, you obviously want to avoid mentioning any specific OSS projects. I mean, whether a municipality chooses Linux, FreeBSD, OpenOffice, Mozilla, or whatever, it's a win for Free/Open software. -Chuck