[Fsfe-uk] Re: Fsfe-uk digest, Vol 1 #193 - 2 msgs

[Rogue M. Vox]

HI Nick,
I'm based in London

re: second of your email today

1) I can provide a couch for your lobbyist for a couple of days a week for as 
long as he will need one or 2 weeks in a row at some point in the next few 
months. I'm sorry I can not do more because I still need some moments alone 
with my wife but I'll gladly do what I just stated if this is of any use.

2) I have no experience of Debian but I'm sort of OK with rpm based distros and 
of course I am willing to get to grisp with Bruce's magic pandora's box if 
necessary. I should have quite a bit of time free in the coming months as I'm 
starting a night job that will leave me some time during business hours at the 
end of this month.

Let me know if this is of interest and perhaps a little bit more about your 
goals and references.
regards,
Rogue



On Sun, 05 May 2002 12:00:32 -0400
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> Subject: [Fsfe-uk] Government and IT
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> The Economist magazine (Government and IT, 4th May 2002) reports that not 
> only 
> is government the largest buyer of IT, it gets exrordinaril poor value for 
> money. The inland revenue had a &1.4 Bn overrun from a single contractor. 
> (Yes 
> 10^9 not 10^6.)
> 
> (NB These were all-inclusive hardware, software, implementation and 
> maintenance 
> contracts.)
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> The MPs who spend our money on this also write the legislation that may 
> threaten free software. They should have some interest in value for money, 
> and 
> their (our?) liberty.
> 
> 1) Are any companies bidding for government contracts with free software 
> based 
> solutions?
> 
> 2) Are we making arguments to MPs based on the financial aspects of liberty?. 
> (ie If the solution is free software based you can fire the contractor 
> without 
> binning the project.)
> 
> 3) Are there any examples of better ways for large institutions to implement 
> IT? (eg Decentralized, each office looks after its own LAN, and outward 
> connections. This might involve free software development methods applied to 
> the physical network as well as sharing actual software.)
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> Nick Hockings
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> Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 00:04:28 +0200 (SAST)
> From: Nick Hockings <address@hidden>
> Subject: [Fsfe-uk] Lobbying UK govt
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm planning to lobby UK govt to use free software; 
> Would AFFS endorse/assist in these efforts?
> 
> Specifically I'm planning to send somebody round to parliment handing out 
> CDs. 
> (DemoLinux is a 100% free, Debian Potato based distro that runs from CD 
> without 
> installation. This allows a quick demonstration of key apps eg open office, 
> KDE...) 
> 
> 1)I'm looking for people in London who could help by providing somewhere for 
> the lobbyist to stay (eg a couch for the night). I'd like to keep the 
> lobbyist 
> in London for a year if possible, so any and all offers will help.
> 
> 2)I'm also looking for people all over the UK who would help install and 
> support Debian (or other free software)in their local MP's office. (There's 
> no 
> more certain way to convert sombedy than for them to become a user.) Once 
> converted, supportive MPs will be encouraged to joint the AFFS mailing lists.
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> Nick Hockings
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