[governance] CS Statement: FOSS

[Robert Guerra]

further to my earlier message - might i suggest the following text on  
FOSS forreview. Where to put it in the governance text - i'll leave  
that up to others...



... Governments should  implement FLOSS  where analysis shows it to  
be the appropriate option. The primary criteria for selecting  
software solutions will remain the improvement of efficiency,  
effectiveness and economy of service delivery by Government to its  
citizens. FLOSS  offers significant indirect advantages. Where the  
direct advantages and disadvantages of FLOSS and PS (Proprietary  
Software) are equally strong, and where circumstances in the specific  
situation do not render it inappropriate, opting for OSS will be  
preferable.


The text above , is a modified version of the south african OSS  
policy (http://www.oss.gov.za/docs/OSS_Strategy_v3.pdf), as mentioned  
in page 29 of the Free/Open Source Software: Government and Policy by  
Kenneth Wong <http://eprimers.apdip.net/series/foss/govt-toc>


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