Free Software in Public Administrations
Contents
Introduction
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Concepts
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Lawful state
A lawful states comprehends four branches:
- legislative
- writes the law
- executive
- governs and enforces the law
- judicial
- interprets the rules of law and judges when applicable
- federative
- interaction between other states
Within all this also arises the responsibility that a Lawful State as with its citizens and citizens of other states.
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Democracy
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- basic principles: individual freedom, respect for the rule of law, government legitimacy based on popular will.
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Free software
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- free distribution
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- source code
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- derivative work
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- non discriminative of people
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- non discriminative of field of application
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- distributive license
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- non specific to a product
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- non restrictive of other software
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State information
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The state as the biggest holder of information, information that belongs to the citizens.
Guarantees of a Democratic state
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The rule of law, the standards used in it (such as building rules, map of city zones, etc) all is information that must be available for its citizens to consult.
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Security
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Competitive and quality
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Ability to use the knowledge and skills of the state citizens instead of relying on the import
Costs
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Public Investments
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Stories of success
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Conclusion
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Category/Advocacy