[NTLUG:Discuss] [ub@paisd.net: [TOSI] SB 1579 Status]

[pac@fortuitous.com]

  Here is an update on SB 1579 Status with a sample Statement of 
Advocacy from Leif Johnson. Please consider contacting your 
Reps concerning this bill:

http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/welcome.htm

Also the Committee that this bill is currently in is the 
State Affairs committee. You can contact memebers of that committee
directly via info at this link:

http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/commit/c570/c570.htm

 Please pass this info to any group that you think would benefit
from this, and consider posting on other group lists that have not
seen this, as well as Usenet postings.

 Thank you,
----- Forwarded message from Leif Johnson <ub at paisd.net> -----

Subject: [TOSI] SB 1579 Status
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:19:19 -0600 (CST)
To: texas-opensource at fortuitous.com

S.B. 1579 Status Report:

DESCRIPTION 	COMMENT 		    DATE      PAGE
S  Received by the Secretary of the Senate  03/14/2003 0
S  Filed 				    03/14/2003 0
S  Read first time 			    03/20/2003 640
S  Referred to State Affairs 		    03/20/2003 640

Statement of Advocacy:

Please consider the importance of the open source software proposal in SB
1579. At a time when budgets are so strained it is unfortunate that we
spend so much public money on software licenses while open source (free)
software such as Linux can do the same tasks.

Think of the price of software for all public PCs in Texas! Think how much 
we could save with open sourced software alternatives.

Please let me know your position on SB 1579.

Sincerely,
Leif Johnson
Spanish Teacher
Port Aransas High School
Port Aransas, Tx 78373
(361) 749-1200 ext. 316


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