Community commentary: Encouraging open code in public procurement policies

[Warren Togami]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jimen Ching" <jching at flex.com>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:40 PM
Subject: [luau] Re: Community commentary: Encouraging open code in public
procurement policies


> 14 years?  ;-)  Have you seen what happened in the last 14 years?  Even 6
> months is too long.  I don't think changing the copyright law will fix the
> problems in the software industry.  Also, any attempt will most likely
> fail.  For now, I think the most we can do is to prevent laws like UCITA
> from being passed.  Has Hawaii passed it yet?
>
> --jc
> --
> Jimen Ching (WH6BRR)      jching at flex.com     wh6brr at uhm.ampr.org
>

I could be wrong, but I think UCITA was passed in maybe two states, with
other states passing anti-UCITA legislation in retaliation.

How can we alert ourselves of UCITA legislation in our own state?