Bruce Perens rejected from license-proliferation committee.

[Robin 'Roblimo' Miller]

>I'm not saying you and Martin ar wrong. But I am saying that the fall out from
>private decision is that the community trusts those decisions less. This
>conversation/thread is clear evidence of that.
>  
>

Exactly. Here in Florida -- as everyone knows -- all government decision 
are made in the most honest way, with the citizenry's best interests 
always in mind. Our city/county/state officials are incorruptible to the 
point where they are like a shining beacon for the rest of the world, 
right down to the many IT contracts they write that specify Windows and 
other proprietary software products.

But despite the inherent goodness of Florida's elected and appointed 
government people, we still have laws that force them to conduct all 
their business in public, with records of all meetings open to All, and 
even (under special circumstances) to Sundry*.

Surely the OSI's leaders want to be considered at least as honest and 
open as Florida politicians! :)

- Robin

*Sometimes Florida pols need little reminders -- like FOIA-based 
lawsuits -- about how our "sunshine laws" work, but I'm sure they always 
keep the public interest in mind even when they try to hide some of 
their activities in order to.... well, maybe to keep from having to 
justify anything to voters, journalists, and others who aren't high up 
enough in the meritocracy to deserve a voice in how things are run 
hereabouts.