the best way to get our government help is foss4gov.gov.lk icta.lk In our country there is no act for FOSS but some policies are there. This is the new initiative launched. Thanks On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Roy Plomantes <rplomantes@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Everyone,

For our continuous lobbying and constant advocating Free and Open Source Software since 2006, we finally have the first hearing in the Philippine congress for the passage of FOSS BILL ACT 1011 on October 04, 2011. For details about this bill here is the link

http://www.scribd.com/doc/34628484/HB-1011-Free-Open-Source-Software-FOSS-Ac... . This is not an easy job for us since there are big groups lobbying against this bill who are financed by proprietary software companies. If you have related bill in your country, please send us some details for our references and if possible email or write the Philippine consulate in your country and help us explain the importance of this bill. Thank you in advance for your help.

Roy J. Plomantes Team Leader Nephila Web Team Quezon City Philippines

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