[OSGeo-Discuss] Does Open Source need a supervisory government body?

[Bruce.Bannerman at dpi.vic.gov.au]

IMO:

Thanks for the comments Michael,

As I said in my post, I was being deliberately provocative with choice of 
subject heading.


Yes it is certainly possible that I've missed the intent of the author's 
comments. It is only a small portion of an excellent document. 



However, I also have a very good feel for how 'the gist' of the comments 
may be interpreted by some readers. My intent is to avoid a situation 
where well intention people may damage relationships between Government 
and FOSS.


Bruce

> 
> Without having seen the sentences on either side of the one you 
> quote, I think I'd argue that the author is not wrong in his 
> statement: is not what we here call a PSC, and indeed the OSGeo 
> Foundation itself, an embodiment of "some form of central authority"?
> 
> ..which is not to say your own arguments are wrong, obviously -- it 
> just may be that you're reading something stronger into what the 
> author actually had in mind?
> 
> -mpg
> 






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