[GUFSC] Lobby Group Fights Open Source-Friendly Policies :: Privaterra ::
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The Initiative for Software Choice says that legislation advocating gover=
nment use of open-source software is un-American, anticompetitive, bad fo=
r business and a nightmare for the economy and taxpayers. The group has =
been lobbying against such laws since May, and intends to step up its eff=
orts over the next few weeks to block the adoption of pending open-source=
preference proposals in Europe and South America.<BR><BR>Legislation adv=
ocating government use of open-source software is un-American, anticompet=
itive, bad for business and hell on the economy and taxpayers, according =
to the Initiative for Software Choice.
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<br />
Over the past year or so, more than two dozen governments have passed or =
proposed nearly 70 laws or policy changes that stipulate or strongly enco=
urage governmental use of open-source software. =A0=A0 The <a href=3D"htt=
p://www.softwarechoice.org/">Initiative for Software Choice</a> has been =
lobbying against such laws since May, and intends to step up its efforts =
over the next few weeks to block the adoption of pending open-source pref=
erence proposals in Europe and South America.
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<br />
The ISC's first target will be Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez's k=
ey ministers have been working on a package of presidential decrees. The =
package, part of what the government is variously calling "Measures =
to Reactivate the Economy" and "Basic Policies to Modernize the=
State," is slated to be released Saturday, and is expected to inclu=
de a decree mandating nearly exclusive governmental use of open-source so=
ftware.
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The ISC says such legislation, which is also pending in the Ukraine, Colu=
mbia and Peru, acts as a barrier to trade for American companies and runs=
afoul of various treaties and World Trade Organization rules.
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<br />
Some open-source advocates agree with the ISC in principle, and say softw=
are selection should be based on product merit, not law.
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Others believe the ISC's real intention is to maintain the status quo -- =
an unfair governmental bias in favor of proprietary software.
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=2E..
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<a href=3D"http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,55354,00.html">Full =
story</a>
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Earlier <a href=3D"http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949635.html">article</a>=
on this topic at <a href=3D" http://www.news.com" title=3D"News.com" tar=
get=3D"_blank">News.com</a>.
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See also:
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Open-source advocate Bruce Perens has created a group, <a href=3D"http://=
www.sincerechoice.org/">Sincere Choice</a>, to oppose Software Choice's l=
obbying efforts, which he said are a deceptive campaign designed to lock =
<a href=3D" http://www.opensource.org" title=3D"Opensource" target=3D"_bl=
ank">open source</a> out of the public sector.
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Afraid that Peru may adopt a bill decreeing the use of open-source softwa=
re in all government systems, <a href=3D" http://www.microsoft.com" title=
=3D"Microsoft" target=3D"_blank">Microsoft</a> apparently enlisted the Am=
erican ambassador in Lima to help try to convince the Peruvians to kill t=
he legislation. <a href=3D"http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,5414=
1,00.html">Full story</a>
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A recent European Commission <a href=3D"http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/exp=
ort/files/en/1115.pdf">report</a> recommended that European administratio=
ns should share software on an open-source licensing basis, to cut soarin=
g e-government information technology costs that, it says, are set to ris=
e by 28 percent to about $6.7 billion (6.6 billion euros) this year.=20
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