Political support and GNU/Linux

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Jan 2, 2010, 10:46:22 PM1/2/10

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In our last meeting, we discussed the possibility of getting some
political support re the use of GNU/Linux and OSS. Here is a link to a
recent blog by Glyn Moody that talks about something that is going on
in the UK.

The Wisdom of the Conservatives

http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/12/wisdom-of-conservatives.html

In the comments, someone expresses the hope that the conservative
party in Canada considers taking the same position.

Earlier in December, there also was a blog re Australia and their
"schizophrenic" approach.

http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/12/declaration-of-open-government-by.html

Also recently, Hungary has made a similar proposal. However, keep in
mind, they supported MS in the recent OOXML fiasco.

At least these articles confirm that there is some political awareness
out there.

@Helios:I seem to remember a state Senator in Texas was trying to get
some action going re the gov't using Linux/OSS.