[NetBehaviour] petition for publicly funded software to be opensource

[james jwm-art net]

>> Software written using public funds should have it's source code
>> published under a distribution licence that has been declared Free by
>> the Free Software Foundation

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Open-IT-projects/


I can only suggest you find a british citizen willing to create a
petetion for the rights of non-british-citizens to sign petetions
concerning internal british policy.

OR

don't ask me i'm only a british citizen

On 3/7/2007, "b xperimënts" <mediaidea at arkania.org> wrote:

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>james jwm-art net escribió:
>> Software written using public funds should have it's source code
>> published under a distribution licence that has been declared Free by
>> the Free Software Foundation, rather than remaining a closed secret.
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>> This would allow for more of the public to benefit from the development
>> of the software since the code would be available for anyone to use and
>> improve. Furthermore, compatibility with other Free licences (such as
>> the GPL) would promote rapid development and reduced costs through the
>> reuse of existing code.
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>> An open development model would also allow the public to be more informed
>> of the progress and quality of these projects, which so frequently seem
>> to end up severely over budget.
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>> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Open-IT-projects/
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>> (british citizens etc only)
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