[vox] [FWD: State of CA endorses Open Source Software]

[Rod Roark]

Well it gave me a big smile.  :-)

Thanks for sharing this.

Rod

On 01/29/2010 12:10 PM, Brian Lavender wrote:
> I thought there would be a reply. Like, horay, or something like that.
> 
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 09:08:23AM -0800, Brian Lavender wrote:
>> I thought Vox would also be interested in this.
>>
>> http://www.cio.ca.gov/Government/IT_Policy/pdf/IT_Policy_Letter_10-01_Open_Source_Software.pdf
>>
>> brian
>>
>> ----- Forwarded message from Brian Lavender <brian at brie.com> -----
>>
>> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:32:51 -0800
>> From: Brian Lavender <brian at brie.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Lug-nuts] State of CA endorses Open Source Software
>> To: General SacLUG discussing <lug-nuts at saclug.org>
>> Reply-To: General SacLUG discussing <lug-nuts at saclug.org>
>>
>> Hmm, how about if I attach the text? I don't know if a PDF will go
>> through on the mailing list. 
>>
>>
>> OFFICE OF THE STATE CIO
>>
>> NUMBER:
>>
>> IT POLICY LETTER
>> SUBJECT:
>>
>> ITPL 10-01
>> DATE ISSUED:
>>
>> OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE POLICY
>>
>> January 7, 2010
>> EXPIRES:
>>
>> Until Rescinded
>> REFERENCES: ISSUING AGENCY: OFFICE OF THE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
>>
>> Government Code Section 11545 State Administrative Manual Sections
>> 4819.2. 4846, 4846.1, 5310, and 5345.1 Statewide Information Management
>> Manual Section 120
>>
>> DISTRIBUTION
>>
>> Agency 1 Secretaries Department Directors Agency Chief Information
>> Officers Department Chief Information Officers The purpose of this
>> Information Technology Policy Letter (ITPL) is to: â
>>
>> €¢ Formally establish the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in California
>> state government as an acceptable practice;
>>
>> • Add the OSS definition to the State Administrative Manual (SAM)
>> Section 4819.2;
>>
>> • Remind organizations of the existing SAM Sections pertaining to
>> software management and security; and
>>
>> • Announce changes to the Software Management Plan Guidelines [Section
>> 120 of the Statewide Information Management Manual (SIMM)].
>>
>> Within the authority of Government Code Section 11545, the Office
>> of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has responsibility and authority
>> for the establishment and enforcement of state Information Technology
>> (IT) in California State Government. This includes establishing and
>> enforcing state IT strategic plans, policies, standards and enterprise
>> architecture. This policy provides guidance on the use of Open Source
>> Software (OSS) and will be augmented in the future to address topics
>> of licensing,
>>
>> PURPOSE
>>
>> BACKGROUND
>>
>> 1
>>
>> When capitalized, the term “Agency” refers to one of the state’s
>> super Agencies such as the State and Consumer Services Agency or the
>> Health and Human Services Agency. When used in lower case, the term
>> “agency” refers to any office department, board, bureau, commission
>> or other organizational entity within state government. Within this ITPL,
>> “agency” and “department” are used interchangeably.
>>
>> Page 1
>>
>> procurement, and copyright. 
>>
>> POLICY The OCIO permits the use of OSS. Consistent with other software,
>> use of OSS is subject to the software management licensing and security
>> practices included in the SAM, Sections 4846, 4846.1, 5310–Item 2 and
>> Item 5 Subsection (f), and 5345.1.
>>
>> Agencies and departments are required to develop and maintain a
>> Software Management Plan as described in the SAM Section 4846.1, and
>> are reminded to include OSS in their plans as appropriate. Guidelines
>> to assist organizations with the development of a Software Management
>> Plan are available in Section 120 of the SIMM. These guidelines have
>> been updated to include the use of OSS and to reflect changes in the
>> state IT organizational structure.
>>
>> Use of the SIMM Section 120 Guidelines is not mandatory;
>> however, agencies are encouraged to utilize the Guidelines
>> for assistance or guidance. SIMM Section 120 is located at
>> http://www.cio.ca.gov/Government/IT_Policy/SIMM.html. Changes to SIMM
>> Section 120 are identified on Attachment A.
>>
>> DEFINITION 
>>
>> The definition of OSS has been added to Section 4819.2 of the SAM. OSS
>> is defined as 2 Software that includes distribution terms that comply
>> with the following criteria provided by the Open Source Initiative:
>>
>> 1. Free Redistribution: The software can be given as part of a package
>> with other applications;
>>
>> 2. Source Code: The code must either be distributed with the software
>> or easily accessible;
>>
>> 3. Derived Works: The code can be altered and distributed by the new
>> author under the same license conditions as the product on which it
>> is based;
>>
>> 4. Integrity of the author's source code: Derived works must not interfere
>> with the original author's intent or work;
>>
>> 5. No discrimination against persons or groups; 
>>
>> 6. No discrimination against fields of endeavor: Distributed software
>> cannot be restricted in who can use it based on their intent;
>>
>> 7. Distribution of license: The rights of the program must apply to all to
>> whom the program is re-distributed without need for an additional license;
>>
>> 8. License must not be specific to a product; Meaning that an operating
>> system product cannot be restricted to be free only if used with another
>> specific product;
>>
>> 9. License must not contaminate other software; and 
>>
>> 10. License must be technology-neutral.
>>
>> 2
>>
>> The open source definition used here is from the Open Source Initiative
>> and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License
>> (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/)
>>
>> Page 2
>>
>> CONTACT
>>
>> Questions regarding this policy should be directed to Lee Mosbrucker,
>> Acting Enterprise Architect at (916) 403-9624, or by e-mail at
>> Lee.Mosbrucker at state.ca.gov. /s/ ___________________________________
>> Teri Takai, Chief Information Officer State of California
>>
>> SIGNATURE
>>
>> Page 3
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 03:13:28PM -0800, Christopher Schlacta wrote:
>>> that page 403'd for me, cna you attach a copy of it for us ?
>>> On Jan 28, 2010, at 14:14 , Brian Lavender wrote:
>>>
>>>> California has an expliciti policy on using Open Source Software. How
>>>> about that?
>>>>
>>>> Apparently, this is old news.
>>>> http://www.cio.ca.gov/Government/IT_Policy/pdf/IT_Policy_Letter_10-01_Open_Source_Software.pdf
>>>>
>>>> brian
>>>> -- 
>>>> Brian Lavender
>>>> http://www.brie.com/brian/
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>>
>> ----- End forwarded message -----
>>
>> -- 
>> Brian Lavender
>> http://www.brie.com/brian/
>>
>> "About 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but people don't
>> pay for the software. Someday they will, though. As long as they are going
>> to steal it, we want them to steal ours. They'll get sort of addicted, and
>> then we'll somehow figure out how to collect sometime in the next decade."
>>
>> -- Bill Gates (Microsoft) 1998
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