[RndTbl] Call for National Participation
bill traynor
btraynor at linux.ca
Wed May 14 14:15:04 CDT 2003
IMPORTANT! The Canadian Linux Users Exchange (CLUE - www.linux.ca) would
like to strongly encourage LUG members across the country to take the
time to participate in the following project: This is exactly the kind
of project that may help the opensource industry in Canada expand,
thereby creating the types of jobs that you/we all long for (if you
aren't lucky enough to have an opensource-centric tech job already).
*Open Source Business Opportunities for Canada - A Collaborative Fact
Finding Study*
Sponsored by Industry Canada, Public Works and Government Services
Canada, and the Treasury Board Secretariat, the study will investigate
open source business opportunities and challenges for the Canadian
information and communications industry sector and what implications
there may be in terms of public policy.
Some key project deliverables are:
-A review of open source capabilities, supply and demand in Canadian
industry, government and academia. This will include a categorized
listing of key open source solutions suppliers and support providers in
Canada and a scan of recent world trends, including a forecast to 2010.
- An assessment of barriers for the open source business model as well
as concerns and conditions for acceptance.
- An assessment from a business perspective of alternative open source
software licenses, from the standpoint of suppliers of software and
services, contributors and end-users.
- A synthesis of issues, opportunities and constraints for Canadian
industry and government decision-makers.
To participate, go to
http://www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/questions_home_en.html and complete the
survey. The survey in French can be found at
http://www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/questions_home_fr.html
For more information see:
http://www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/canfloss_en.html or in french at
http://www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/canfloss_fr.html
Also, see http://www.vsi-isbc.ca/eng/joint_tables/im_it/news.cfm
Thanks
Bill Traynor
Canadian Linux Users Exchange
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