[luau] going off topic

[Hawaii Linux Institute]

Whether these should be considered "craps" depends on our expectations. 
If we want this forum to be an anonymous ivorytowered chat site, then 
perhaps the answer is yes.

Jeff can correct me on this, but I believe 50% of our state's economy 
depends on government jobs and spending, 25% on tourism, which is, in 
some way, quasi-governmental. Thereafter, a big chunk of the rest goes 
to big ticket "wholesale retailers" such as Costco, Home Depot, Sams 
Club, etc. The survival games depends, to a more significant extent than 
most other states, on our knowledge about local issues. A lot of what we 
do are more or less political. Most so here than all the states that I 
have done business in.

Anyway, the above "going off topic" comment seems to have nothing to do 
with Linux. But I have been thinking about a Constitutional amendment 
(state constitution) to "force" various government agencies to consider 
open source software as a "first-priority" option. It is not the 
eventual outcome that I care the most, but the process by which some of 
our local political savvy open source advocates (if any) may utilize to 
bring public's awareness to this issue. wayne



Vince Hoang ??:

>On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 04:49:14PM -1000, Derrick wrote:
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>>Enough of this crap and get back to talking about something you
>>know about.....Linux!
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>I am having usenet flashbacks again. *chuckle*
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>The 2.6.4 kernel is out. Download it while it is hot at
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