[Klug-general] Fwd: [lugmaster] [andrew07@andrewguard.com: Re: [Sussex] Andrew's Slides(FoI 2000)]

[Karl Lattimer]

> http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page11080.asp

That doesn't seem to say anything about being a microsoft shop, in fact
they state open standards and specs and one of the important factors in
their decision making process, and with regard to the current EU issues
over microsofts server specifications I'd pretty much identify that as
definitely not we're a microsoft shop comment.

WRT: Local Gov, whats the point in an E-petition? These things are for
central government. Why not spend time talking to MP's in the area
rather than thinking you can sit at a computer and change things...

I am really quite annoyed at this lethargy among internet users, they're
keen to sit on their royal arse and talk like a left wing power to the
people type, but when it comes down to it, all they want to do is sit on
their computer and poke fun at the guv without even bothering to get
involved in any real positive action.

We're in a society which is built on capitalist ideology, FLOSS still
costs money regardless of the "but you can download it" ignorant
philosophy of most FLOSS users, for the guv it is and always has been
about interoperability, standards compliance and security. In the past
this was, microsoft office, exchange, and cisco firewalls, times have
changed, the government does realise this. However there needs to be
some real positive action, rather than just trying to get people to type
their bloody address into a poxy petition which has been proven time and
again the central government doesn't actually care about. 

k,

PS. I have been a signatory on a few guv petitions, and non of them have
ever made a difference. They exist as user driven opinion polls rather
than real life petitions, which have shown they can have an effect.

> 
> Karl Lattimer wrote:
> > There was also a petition about this about 6 months back, I did have the
> > governments response to it, however I must have trashed the email. 
> > 
> > Essentially they DO use FLOSS, and they're always looking into ways of
> > applying the technology effectively.
> > 
> > K,
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 14:18 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> >> FYI...
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: [lugmaster] [andrew07 at andrewguard.com: Re: [Sussex] Andrew's Slides(FoI 2000)]
> >> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:24:22 +0100
> >> From: Steve 'Dobbo' Dobson <steve at dobson.org>
> >> To: LUG Master <lugmaster at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> >>
> >> Hi All
> >>
> >> One of SussexLUG members gave a talk on the Freedom on Information Act 2000
> >> and as created a petition for the Government to look into the use of 
> >> FLOSS.  Please pass this on to your own groups.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> ----- Forwarded message from Andrew Guard <andrew07 at andrewguard.com> -----
> >>
> >> Subject: Re: [Sussex] Andrew's Slides (FoI 2000)
> >> From: Andrew Guard <andrew07 at andrewguard.com>
> >> Reply-To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> >> To: LUG email list for the Sussex Counties <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> >> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:32:36 +0100
> >>
> >> Steve 'Dobbo' Dobson wrote:
> >>> All
> >>>
> >>> Andrew's slides from his talk on The Freedom of Information Act 2000 are
> >>> now up on the site.  Once again thanks to Andrew for his talk.
> >>>
> >>> Steve
> >> Well here are all url's.
> >>
> >> Well I have got Petition up on PM website all about this subject. If 
> >> wanted to have FLOSS used by UK government then sign the petition.
> >>
> >> Petition the PM about this
> >> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/opensourcegov/
> >> http://tinyurl.com/35jqlo
> >>
> >> Read an update version of slides
> >> http://www.sussex.lug.org.uk/presentations/foi07.pdf
> >> http://tinyurl.com/3bfqay
> >>
> >> YouTube edited version (Under 10 mins)
> >> http://youtube.com/watch?v=TOtjcQt82dY
> >>
> >> Full unedited version
> >> http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=4331616749298783674&hl=en-GB
> >> http://tinyurl.com/2hdp9x
> >> ----- End forwarded message -----
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
> >> Lug-Master (http://www.thanet.lug.org.uk),
> >> Dad (http://www.helpmeimadad.com/),
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