[Osia-members] NSW Government Procurement actively discourages use of Open Source

[Jack Burton]

On Wed, 2014-11-19 at 06:42 +1100, Cameron Shorter wrote: 
> I propose that the following email is sent on behalf of OSIA by the OSIA 
> president:
<...>

Evening, all.

Just a quick note to let everyone know that the board is considering the
matter and how best to act on it.

Thanks Cameron for bringing this to our attention in the first place and
for your contributions since.

I believe this is an important matter, but at the same time it's worth
noting that that particular revision of the NSW Government's Procure IT
framework has been in force for almost 18 months already [1], so whilst
important, it's not necessarily urgent.

So if we are to seek change, it is worth taking the time to ensure we do
so in the manner most likely to succeed.

The board is considering a number of options and one of us will post to
this list as soon as a decision has been made.

In the meantime, please don't let that serve to stifle discussion at all
-- often the best ideas can come from threads just like this one.

Regards,



Jack Burton
<jack at saosce.com.au>

[1] "Version 3.1 replaces version 3.0, and is applicable to all IT
purchases made after 13 June 2013." -- see 2nd paragraph at
https://www.procurepoint.nsw.gov.au/before-you-supply/standard-procurement-contract-templates/procure-it-framework-version-31