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Open Source and the Canadian Election

Open Source and the Canadian Election - As most Canadians know at this time, we're in the middle of an election campaign, the vote is January 23.

I don't know whether you consider open source to important enough of a public policy matter to make it an election issue, but consider this: The Green Party actually has as specific policy the goal to:

Require federal departments and agencies to transition to open source or free software for general applications, and provide free tech support to Canadian companies who also use this software.

By wmat at 2006-01-05 10:14 | Other Canadian blogs | FOSS in the News | wmat's blog | read more | 2247 reads

Cleaning Up Copyright

Cleaning Up Copyright - With both prospective Canadian Heritage Ministers accepting copyright
lobby cash (see The Sad Reality of Copyright Policy In Canada, Campaign Contributions, Tipping Point, That's What Friends Are For) and the funders making it clear that they are in the market for more (see Business As Usual), it is time to clean up copyright in Canada.  The election campaign provides the perfect time to do so.  The short term solution
is obvious - Bulte should cancel the January 19th fundraiser and apologize to her constituents and the Canadian public.

By wmat at 2006-01-04 12:37 | Other Canadian blogs | Patents & Copyrights | wmat's blog | read more | 2235 reads

Who's in charge of these user groups anyway?

Who's in charge of these user groups anyway? - They may be powered by passion and a love for technology, but it's often the vendors that keep these organizations alive. We talk to leaders about how they deal with the conflict of interest issues. Also: Are LUGs immune? [ITBusiness.ca]

By wmat at 2006-01-03 23:35 | Other Canadian blogs | About the Community | wmat's blog | 2362 reads
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