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>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 21 July 2006 13:39 \__
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>>>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 21 July 2006 08:58 \__
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>>>>>> __/ [ B Gruff ] on Thursday 20 July 2006 00:51 \__
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>>>>>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33120
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Croatian government has decided that it (for government bodies)
>>>>>>> will go Open Source...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - it feels that proprietary software leads to too much dependence on
>>>>>>> suppliers, which can damage the market competition.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - it also says that open source programmes make the government's
>>>>>>> business more transparent and free access to information.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - it reckons that Open Source will also save the Croatian tax payers
>>>>>>> huge amounts of cash while at the same time strengthening the
>>>>>>> domestic information science industry.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hmmm... seems reasonable......
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Some time ago (just over a week) they instated an Open Source policy.
>>>>>> I hadn't realised that the entire nation was due to move to Open
>>>>>> Source at government level. Thumbs up for GNU, Tux, and Open Source
>>>>>> developers. *smile*
>>>>>
>>>>> Idea for a website - a table of national governments with a coding
>>>>> which shows 100% legacy proprietary, Y% moved to open-source, 100%
>>>>> open-source. Any volunteers?
>>>>
>>>> Nice idea, Mark. We can set up a Wiki in a new domain, but I
>>>> suspect that a map would be more appealing. It would be
>>>> somewhat like a game of risk, wouldn't it? This also reminds
>>>> me of Om Malik's recent project (it happens to be
>>>> Wiki-based) for gathering a community-driven knowledgebase
>>>> about broadband usage, speed, suppliers, etc. around the
>>>> world. Since no-one has enough information, maybe a table
>>>> with countries and a list of milestones could do...
>>>
>>> A map would be excellent, but probably considerably more difficult to
>>> implement than a wiki. A linux risk game could be quite compelling,
>>> though...
>>
>> We could use the Google Maps API, maybe even extend it to
>> Earth. *smile* This reminds me of the guy who implemented
>> Risk in Google Maps (non-profit)and then got a letter from a
>> solicitor demanding that he removes it. Blame copyrights. It
>> was on Slashdot. Twice.
>>
>
> That's an interesting idea, I think. Actually, both of them are... but
> focussing on the open-source thing. Have you any idea how that could be
> done? I've not clue whatsoever about what the google APIs look like.
It needs to be learned. The learning curve is quite a repelling and I think
it might occasionally change (which means your Web application breaks until
you mend it). That's the same issue that I faced after I had created a
Firefox theme for 1.0.x...
Either way, I once read about what is involved in embedding Google Maps in
programs that are hosted on your site...
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2005/07/13/mapping-doomsday/ (site down at
the moment, there are related blog items)
It's quite a pointless toy example, which I believe Eric worked on to
practice his programming skills (his origins are in programming, but he's
now a CSS expert). Not Closed-Source Software. The other thing. *wink*
Best wishes,
Roy
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