Public Works Canada solicitation about FOSS

[Scott Elcomb]

On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:10 AM, David J Patrick <djp-tnsZcVQxgqO2dHQpreyxbg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Christopher Browne wrote:
>>
>> This is mighty interesting...
>
> yes, so VERY interesting.. it BEGS a response, of only to insists the
> clarification of the term. I have never heard "No Charge Software" used, and
> while it MIGHT mean Free Libre, it could also include 100% discounted,
> the-first-hit-is-free, proprietary software.
>
> Should we respond as a community group ? a software professionals group or a
> raft of individual software enthusiasts, or ALL of the above ?
>
> or should we blow it off ?
>

I'm inclined to believe that the more responses ("ALL of the above"
option), the better - as long as they're thought out and informative.
That said I think it might be worth discussing for a few days on-list
and then crafting a community response.  Individuals and
SMB/Enterprise/Non-Profit business leaders can then modify/add
information specific to their positions.

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