[pp.int.general] Chile: Legislators approve draft agreement urges the government to prefer Free Software in the state

[Betiel]

Congratulations!! Really good news!!


2014-06-05 13:39 GMT-03:00 Enrique Herrera Noya <quiquetux at gmail.com>:

> in spanish url:
> http://partidopirata.cl/chile-diputados-aprueban-proyecto-de-acuerdo-que-insta-al-gobierno-a-preferir-software-libre-en-reparticiones-publicas/
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> we are happy on the pirate party of Chile...
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> current subSecretary of Telecommunications is sympathizer party, as well
> as   the executive director Chilenter foundation of which depends on the presidency
> of Chile
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> ago a month and a half   enter the telecommunications subsecretary under
> the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications where I work this
> radicated the unity of digital strategy of the current government. and my
> work is consulting on the migration to free software
>
> you see, the pirates are little by little tackling the government
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> arrg... P-)
> Enrique Herrera Noya
> Almirantux
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> With 64 votes in favor, one against and 12 abstentions, the House adopted
> this day a draft agreement calls on the departments of the State prefer
> Free Software.
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> Vlado Mirosevic MLA explains that the measure is considered as a criterion
> savings  and demanding criteria.
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> Also mentions that: is not that the State is obliged to have free
> Software, but a preference for Free Software is set, and if a free Software
> not apply to a particular function of the state apparatus, the agency would
> have to justify why proprietary software is hiring.
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> Also clarified that we are not against the State hires Microsoft, or other
> services license, but we want to break the trend is in the culture of the
> state, which is to hire the patenting software, because it is the furthest
> to the hand. The idea is to change that trend and that the State is
> obliged to seek alternative services that are free or cheaper than going to
> mean significant savings. "
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> In this context, emphasizes that the 2014 annual budget is 36 billion
> pesos for licenses. If one calculates, for the last 5 years, speak of 161
> billion dollars in licensing. That money seems to us that could be used
> elsewhere. And free software is in most cases equal to or better than
> proprietary software. And in cases that are not, the state may take
> proprietary software.
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> If you set this preference, we find that the commonly used software will
> have a counterpart in the free software. In cases of more complex
> software than its alternative is found, the State may acquire licenses. This
> is not a project against proprietary software.
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> While spending varies according to each distribution, is in high numbers.
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> For example, the Presidency of the Republic spent 106,000 pesos for
> payment of licenses in 2014, while the Comptroller General of the Republic
> has in its budget to 1 million 494 thousand pesos for programs
> computacionales.Chile: Legislators approve draft agreement urges the
> government to prefer Free Software in the state
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