What we should be aiming for: gov't recognition that #libre software is our crucial 'digital infrastructure' and should be funded from public funds. By corollary, we need to insist that publicly funded software is #libre (open source, ideally #copyleft).
Similarly, we should require any publicly-funded educational curriculum development is made available under open licenses (CC-BY or CC-BY-SA).
Dave Lane 🇳🇿 /
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2024-01-03 22:09:05
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