Re: [sheflug] Government open source policy

[Lesley Binks <lesley.binks [at] xxxxxxxxx>]

(Ted Harding) wrote:
<snip>
> 
> And, following on Richard's comments, see what is written in the
> Introduction of the Open Source Policy document (as referenced in
> David Willington's mail):
> 
>   "The software industry is very fast moving and frequently
>    throws up new developments that initially promise to make
>    great changes in the marketplace, and which ultimately fail
>    to live up to their initial press hype. OSS is indeed the
>    start of a fundamental change in the software infrastructure
>    marketplace and UK Government must take cognisance of that fact."
> 
> Decidedly ambiguous to my eyes.
> 
> It could mean that the Govt consider that, amongst all the stuff
> most of which gets nowhere, OSS may exceptionally be the real thing.
> 
> Or it could be interpreted that the Govt feel obliged to pay
> attention to OSS but really think it is another flash in the pan.
> 

Well, I thought it was a bit ambiguous bringing OSS into the same 
paragraph as a statement about hype not being what it's cracked up to 
be.   Quite frankly any adult appreciates that what you get is a lot of 
hype for almost everything these days and only time will tell as to what 
is or isn't the right move when faced with so many choices.

So I think it's an example of a piece of hubris - discuss a truism and 
then mention anything you might want the reader/listener to associate it 
all with.  Guilt by association tactics to produce FUD.


> Nice that they have the option to interpret it either way at
> some future date.
> 
> Or am I just being paranoically cynical?
> 
> Best wishes to all,
> Ted.
> 
Regards

L.

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