From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Aug 23 17:57: 3 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from gscamnlm03.wr.usgs.gov (gscamnlm03.wr.usgs.gov [130.118.4.113]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84CEB37B406; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:56:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rsowders@usgs.gov) To: Walter Feszchak Cc: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a .org lobbying to "all" governments for FBSD? MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.7 March 21, 2001 Message-ID: From: "Robert L Sowders" Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:56:51 -0700 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on gscamnlm03/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 5.0.7 |March 21, 2001) at 08/23/2001 05:56:52 PM, Serialize complete at 08/23/2001 05:56:52 PM Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 000535F988256AB2_=" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 000535F988256AB2_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Just to let you know, There are people within .gov who do promote Freebsd, and are just as tired of MS as everyone else. (Note my email address.) I would like to see some regulations that would require .govs to evaluate open source alternatives before commercial products. I'm afraid that this would have to come from the top down, and since the gov is a servant of the people, the people will have to lobby gov to initiate this kind of thing. Good luck. Walter Feszchak Sent by: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG 08/23/2001 11:09 AM To: questions@freebsd.org cc: Subject: Is there a .org lobbying to "all" governments for FBSD? I am interested in developing a not for profit to lobby the governments to implement FreeBSD in lieu of the Microsoft Cabal. Is there any such organization, if not who may I contact to develop a connection with FreeBSD, Linux, and the open-source community? Walter J. Feszchak LinuxPwrCom@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message --=_alternative 000535F988256AB2_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Just to let you know,

There are people within .gov who do promote Freebsd, and are just as tired of MS as everyone else. (Note my email address.)  I would like to see some regulations that would require .govs to evaluate open source alternatives before commercial products.  I'm afraid that this would have to come from the top down, and since the gov is a servant of the people, the people will have to lobby gov to initiate this kind of thing.

Good luck.




Walter Feszchak <linuxpwrcom@yahoo.com>
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I am interested in developing a not for profit to
lobby the governments to implement FreeBSD in lieu of
the Microsoft Cabal.

Is there any such organization,
if not who may I contact to develop a connection with
FreeBSD, Linux, and the open-source community?


Walter J. Feszchak
LinuxPwrCom@yahoo.com

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