[Linux-aus] Re: [Osia-discuss] Help with a political approach to Open Source please :)

[anthony hornby]

Hi All,
to support initiatives like Pia's, I think we need to put together an
"Australian managers guide to open source" or the like - some sort of
directory, repository or online bibliography of the pick of the white
papers, case studies,government decisions re open source that are
driving change worldwide.

We need a repository of authoritative information that demonstrates all
of the points we are making so when we get their interest we can say
"and read more about it here" without asking busy people to wander all
around the web, online databases etc.

I am happy to look at helping find such a repository a place to live (eg
on the DarLUG server if need be) and provide LA members access to
contribute articles, links etc.

If something like this already exists then we need to promote it
more :-)

What do people think?

Regards Anthony.
 

On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 09:09 +1000, Con Zymaris wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 08:24:50AM +1000, Pia Waugh wrote:
> > Hi Adam,
> > 
> > <quote who="Adam Kennedy">
> > 
> > > Beyond just the deficit-influencing factors involved, you could also be 
> > > removing a large amount of process costs across practically every 
> > > industry in the entire country.
> > 
> > You're right, I hadn't thought of that, thankyou!
> 
> Can you point to your documented evidence that open source will remove a
> large amount of process costs? Without this, outsiders wont pay attention.
> 
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