[LUAU] Apps.gov -- A model for FOSS distribution?

[808blogger]

Am I missing something here? is the us government selling hosted software to
business/individuals? is this for us government only?

If this is for the "people" nothing good can possibly come of it. WTF who
would want to use  government computing services with FISA and the Patriot
Act in place, not to mention the EULA for dealers that the Cash for Clunkers
program required as a possible example of the rights that you will somehow
"automagically" sign away when you participate with the "UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA" in a business deal



On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:28 AM, John Montgomery <coldplazma at gmail.com>wrote:

> Perhaps they should post all the available FOSS apps at Apps.gov as well as
> the commercial apps.  Especially the the ones listed here
> http://www.opensourcewindows.org/.  It is a government web site it not
> favor
> one solution over the other.
>
> John A. Montgomery
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Mike Gonsalves <mlgonsal at hawaii.edu
> >wrote:
>
> > I just stumbled on Apps.gov  after reading "US government takes leap into
> > the Internet 'cloud'" on Google News. The website is attractive and easy
> to
> > navigate. When I got to the list of applications and their price tags, I
> > imagined a similar list of FOSS that said "free" instead of $$$.
> >
> > It could make a really good distribution model for FOSS. One that would
> > appeal to non-techies who are interested in FOSS but intimidated by some
> of
> > the arcana in the FOSS world. I imagine a similar website for FOSS where
> > someone can browse through catagories similar to those on Apps.gov and
> > select software to download.
> >
> > Is there something like this already out there?
> >
> > ~Mike Gonsalves
> >
> > "Were it so easy."   --The Arbiter, Halo 3
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