From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS22989 209.51.188.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,MISSING_HEADERS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6868B1F628 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:58:54 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: dcvr.yhbt.net; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=minifree.org header.i=@minifree.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=201808 header.b=Sf3FtVu9; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pUIr4-0003N5-19; Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:58:10 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pU3Xz-0001TZ-0D for libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org; Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:37:27 -0500 Received: from libreland.libreboot.org ([2001:8b0:b95:1bb5::4]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pU3Xw-0007FR-S7 for libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org; Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:37:26 -0500 Received: from unimatrix0 (unknown [10.0.0.2]) by libreland.libreboot.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4EB0A20BBFD; Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:37:18 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=minifree.org; s=201808; t=1676889439; bh=hinOTsB6fLhUTGoCVZXO/fM3EXlWmy+ZxOe7SSr3qKs=; h=Date:From:Cc:Subject:From; b=Sf3FtVu9fxlcTEV7S7LfjzlZcnj86fOcFxZA5h3WxMzNiu42H4VLh6ieNu1+whPb1 LbyUjFtYQMvzKrbqiBi7K+Vw8GD7RB97ScyP2NuYQXG1tpziqi1Zk9H9sCcy0RXuQZ 2809X1OaJR/nYpp+bnKC7Mu74CZxUHbDFDxBf0ILQeZrj99mVBKLgh00BVEJuXCppD dfGBB91pZaimvKouFM2YWA59Ldneehr2yfhdk5+ZWzgQIIOtaaJkeUi0AHwNu7nJsw wWitxUpYX0jJZi/2XqWYbrnmOk5UCMugrSvcTD/eCdvlw6pN3Bvameg0U3UcestYwX nF6Bzk6Hj+EKA== Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:37:17 +0000 Cc: news@phoronix.com, media@technologyadvice.com, info@linux-magazine.com, edit@linux-magazine.com, doug_dineley@idg.com, marc_ferranti@idg.com, vaggarwal@idg.com, press@WIRED.com, tim_greene@idg.com, maggie.holland@futurenet.com, dale.walker@futurenet.com, adam.shepherd@futurenet.com, bobby.hellard@futurenet.com, connor.jones@futurenet.com, help@rossmanngroup.com, info@fsf.org, info@eff.org, info@sfconservancy.org, press@spi-inc.org, spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org, apache@apache.org, info@wikimedia.org, feedback@masslive.com, customerservice@cmonitor.com, newstips@whdh.com, press@debian.org, linuxgizmos@gmail.com, editors@lxer.com, info@linux-magazine.com, info@linuxiac.com, libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org Subject: New Hampshire software freedom bill on 21 February 2023 Message-Id: <20230220103717.894bcab58615d391131651dc@minifree.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.24.33; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2001:8b0:b95:1bb5::4; envelope-from=info@minifree.org; helo=libreland.libreboot.org X-Spam_score_int: -10 X-Spam_score: -1.1 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, MISSING_HEADERS=1.021, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 21:58:08 -0500 X-BeenThere: libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss Reply-To: Leah Rowe Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============9002461537330405506==" Errors-To: libreplanet-discuss-bounces+e=80x24.org@libreplanet.org Sender: libreplanet-discuss-bounces+e=80x24.org@libreplanet.org --===============9002461537330405506== Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="PGP-SHA512"; boundary="Signature=_Mon__20_Feb_2023_10_37_17_+0000_H=UzhqOSl27fpAgq" --Signature=_Mon__20_Feb_2023_10_37_17_+0000_H=UzhqOSl27fpAgq Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello everyone, I'm CC'ing this to several organisations. I ask that you all please spread the news about this, in whatever way you can: On 21 February 2023, there is a hearing for a bill in the New Hampshire Legislative Office Building in Concord, New Hampshire, named House Bill 556-FN that would greatly advance the cause of free and open source software everywhere. The text of the bill is here: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=3D193&type=3D4 If passed, the New Hampshire Information Technology Council would then be required, by law, to promote software freedom to the Department of Information Technology Commissioner. This would include analysis of practical issues such as cost, and deployment strategies for libre systems to replace current proprietary systems; more importantly, it would require them to study ways of reducing (or eliminating) the need for citizens to use proprietary software for interactions with the state. The bill also promotes the principle of copyleft licensing, such as GNU GPL; regardless of how you feel about copyleft versus permissive (BSD-style) licensing, the advancement of any libre software on such massive scale will help the entire movement. I wrote about this on the Libreboot website, today: https://libreboot.org/news/usa-libre-part3.html The Free Software Foundation (FSF) also published their own article, on Friday last week: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/new-hampshire-residents-support-another= -software-freedom-initiative-on-tuesday-february-21 The bill hearing is *tomorrow*. It is critical that as many supporters of software freedom show up as possible, to testify in favour of it, and to advance the cause of our movement. 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