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Italian Free Software bill [was: Re: New to the group]
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Alceste Scalas |
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Italian Free Software bill [was: Re: New to the group] |
Date: |
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 16:40:04 +0200 |
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On Sat, Apr 06, 2002 at 01:54:59PM +0200, Christian Selig wrote:
> >The situation is worrying, expecially for its possible
> >consequences on a bill that supports Free Software on italian
> >pubblic administration, research, and education (recently
> >proposed to the italian parliament):
>
> The proposal is from Verdi-l'Ulivo, and I don't think that
> Berlusconi's followers would help anything which stands for
> freedom and plurality, instead I much more believe that he
> does everything to help other multinational companies without
> regard to morality or social appropriateness.
Well, actually various members of the parliament from _all_ the
political parties seem to approve the bill. Also, the Minister for
Innovation (Lucio Stanca, former IBM Europe CEO) seems to appreciate
the bill.
Regarding the public opinion: the media are quite interested on the
topic, and Free Software is gaining some exposure (recently, a RMS
video regarding copyleft and copyright and part of an interview with
a FSF Europe member have been transmitted on a national television
--- even if it was at 1:00 A.M.). Furthermore, I have read a number
of articles in which the "free as in freedom, not as in beer" issues
(and sometimes, also the differences between Free Software and Open
Source) were well explained.
Finally, some motions regarding Free Software use and development
and public administration have been proposed in some municipalities,
such as Florence and Lodi (in both the cities the motion has been
approved), Pavia, Milan.
So the political interest and the public opinion awareness _seem_ to
be quite promising. There are absolutely no "Free Software
revolutions" available in the short term, but the situation is not
as bad as one might argue by only considering italian government
general attitudes...
Regards,
Alceste
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- New to the group, Susan Stewart, 2002/04/04
- Re: New to the group, Kristian A . Rink, 2002/04/07
- Re: New to the group, Hilaire Fernandes, 2002/04/08
- Re: New to the group, Kristian Rink, 2002/04/08
- Re: New to the group, Bruno Coudoin, 2002/04/09
Christian's Questions..., Susan Stewart, 2002/04/07