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To: L. Adam Latham who wrote (169266)	8/11/2002 9:39:27 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

I predict this one will not go anywhere, even in whacko California. Any company with a proprietary product or manufacturing process could be forced to divulge its secrets. Let's hope you're right. I just hope this isn't a case of the camel getting it's nose under the tent. EP

To: L. Adam Latham who wrote (169266)	8/11/2002 10:11:34 PM
From: BelowTheCrowd	Respond to of 186894

This isn't even a legislative proposal, let alone a bill. It's a bunch of people making a "suggestion" and self-servedly calling it something else. The proposal in question effectively would prohibit the state from buying any proprietary software. Which means that even the home-grown DMV software would be illegal because it is not "open source." Presumably the "key card" software that controls access to many government offices would also be illegal. They could not buy an accounting pacakge, a useful database capable of handling more than a few dozen people (sorry, mySQL is not useful enterprise software...) or anything else of any significance. Hasn't got a chance in hell, even in CA. mg