An Xmas present for you to peruse, comment, and mull..

[Jon 'maddog' Hall]

Seth,

Sorry for not replying sooner, but family duties at the holiday season
had me hopping.

Here are some small comments:

Statement of Purpose and Findings, Section I (d):

"....and the monopoly conditions imposed by these suppliers"

remove the word "monopoly".  Closed source is closed source whether
created by a monopoly or not.

Section I (f):

change word "restrictions" to "conditions"

Section II (c):

Open Source does not "ensure interoperability through adherence to open,
platform-neutral standards."  It is true that most open source
developers strive for this, but "ensure"?

If you want to make "adherence to open, platform-neutral standards" as
part of your definition of "Open Source" in 21-R:10 then this part is
fine.

Section 21-R:11, Section I.

I think you mean "Consider acquiring open source software products as an
alternative to proprietary software products."  not "in addition to".

In this day of "cloud computing" do you want to extend this to
"services" and not only "products"?  Shouldn't the "cloud" be "open"?

And shouldn't the data of New Hampshire citizens be under the control of
the laws of New Hampshire and not the laws of wherever the heck Google
is storing its data?

Finally, it would be nice if the money spent on integrating and
maintaining these software acquisitions be spent with New Hampshire
companies and New Hampshire integrators.  We don't need to ship the
money out of state.  There is only so much Maple syrup that Bill can
eat.  I don't know how to codify that, but others might.

Warmest regards,

md