[oclug] Computer Programmers Rally for Bill

[rmacinty at sfu.ca]

>Now one concern with the legislation that is proposed for California is
that the bid process for government contracts would not be open to all
vendors, rather open only to vendors that provide source accessible
software. Is this a good thing? (tm)<

I doubt it, based on what I read at the same place:
http://www.opensource.org/advocacy/secrets.php

>Is this simply reversing the current closed bid system to favor source
accessible vendors from which they have been eleminated in the past? <

Perhaps.

Good points.

Okay, I'm outta here and in the sun. Catch you later!