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Bill: Open and Close Software Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2353
Description[?]:
The NCP sees no need for the government to regulate closed software so carefully. If the person who wrote the software decides to protect their intelluctal property rights then that is their right. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on the source code of software.
Old value:: The government does not require that all source be opened but heavilly regulates closed source software.
Current: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Proposed: The government allows both open and closed source software.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 23:13:53, January 28, 2007 CET | From | Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Open and Close Software Reform Act |
Message | Given the scientific benefits of open-source, it only makes sense to encourage it. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes |
Total Seats: 353 | |||
no | Total Seats: 246 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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