Re: [school-discuss] Hello - OSS in government

["chris walker" <christonw@networld.com>]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 16:13:00 +0200
 Michael Shigorin <mike@osdn.org.ua> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 08:27:37PM -0700, Chris Walker 
> wrote:
> > Well, the main reason I'm writing is that a good friend 
> > of mine is a
> > state legistlator, and I have been trying to get him to 
> > "wrap his head"
> > around the idea of OSS in schools and government. Well, 
> > he has finally
> > come around and wants to take some action, possibly in 
> > the form of a
> > bill this year... and he wants me to help him. 
> Well we've had some experience in that area and are 
> continuing
> the efforts (no links since they're usable with 
> Russian/Ukrainian
> language knowledge, but if you decide that automatic 
> translation
> is OK -- no problem).
>
> It resulted in open software and standards (pay 
> attention to
> standards!) ley here in Ukraine.
>
> BTW, if you've still not been to groklaw.net -- be sure 
> to get a
> look, there just may be a community that fits the job.
>
> --
> ---- WBR, Michael Shigorin <mike@altlijavascript:doImageSubmit('Send')
Sendnux.ru>
>  ------ Linux.Kiev http://www.linux.kiev.ua/

Hi,
Thanks for the link to grocklaw.net I hadn't seen it 
before. I need to spend some time digging in there.

I'll have to give an update of my experiences when(if) any 
action actually comes about. Everything is still 
discussion and hypothetical right now.

Thanks again,
chris
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