Hey folks,
(Just cross posting to pm-campaign list to let you all know that we are
here! Won't spam you all in the future :))
So, it's all a bit of mess right now as I'm still going down the rabbit
hole. I'll create a log for this to try to draw up some goals and key
points.
1) I've tried to follow up on a dataset request on data.gov.ie:
data.gov.ie/dataset/suggest/2df8f1b4-43d1-4702-a1ab-a971a822e394
Please do comment, 'like' and/or recommend improvements. If there are
other requests we can make, please do recommend. I don't mind to write
up the request and find the corresponding sector body.
2) I think I've found the relevant software procurement sites?
https://www.procurement.iehttps://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders
Are there others?
For example, the upcoming Q1,2,3 ICT contracts are listed in:
https://www.procurement.ie/news/2939
I could only link one working eTender (107504 is missing!?):
https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=98826&PP=ctm/Suppli…
Regarding the listed 'Mini Competitions from existing Frameworks':
https://www.procurement.ie/news/2735
If you CTRL-F for 'software' in the 'q3_2016.pdf', you can see some
mysterious companies winning contracts. I have no idea who
CapricornVentis Ltd. are but they just won a 12 million euro contract to
build a 'CRM software as an On Premises solution' and a 'CRM software as
a SaaS/Cloud solution'. No mention of software licensing in any of the
documents.
It is useful that all of this is online. I think we need some guerilla
open data initiative here to pull out relevant stuff ;) Anyone interested?
3) The LGMA OPSC seems to be on the right track:
http://www.lgma.ie/en/OSPC
I'm not sure if 'local level' means they don't make big decisions but I
think we should find out exactly what they do and by what criteria they
judge whether to go free/non-free. Who are the other moving parts? Is it
just the LGMA? Need to find that out. I think they might have a pretty
good view of the government software situation. For example:
> Active Directory Integration
> The deployment of open source solutions within the local authority
> LAN has always been put off by the fears of its inability to liaise
> with Active Directory (AD) and other Microsoft products that depend
> on it.
Microsoft! Sharpen your pitch forks!
4) Kildarestreet.com seems to be useful:
https://www.kildarestreet.com/search/?s=%22open+source%22https://www.kildarestreet.com/search/?s=%22free+software%22
The "free software" search being a telling sign. But at least someone
said it! Who are they? ;) An interesting conversation was:
https://www.kildarestreet.com/committees/?id=2016-09-14a.393&s=%22open+sour…
With:
> such as the health cloud first solution, which will release money that
is spent locally. This means that money can then be spent in those local
hospitals and on mental health and community organisations.
Following from that, we could consider the current crises that the state
is facing and see what role technology is playing in this and how Free
Software can free costs for other badly needed services. The health
system is a prime example.
But this site could be better. Where is the data coming from? If we had
better access, we could wire up a scanner for useful keywords.
Best,
Luke
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Event: Creative Commons for Startups
Hosted by Creative Commons Ireland in collaboration with Creative Commons UK and the IT Law Clinic, School of Law, University College Cork
Creative Commons (CC) works to offer creators a way to protect their works while encouraging certain uses of them, to declare "some rights reserved." This is a middle path between absolute copyright protection (all rights reserved) and pure public domain availability.
This event will discuss how Creative Commons can be useful to startups. For example, startups can make use of images subject to Creative Commons licences in designing a website. It is also possible for startups to utilise open business models with CC licences at their core. Two case studies of businesses of this kind are provided at the end of this email - OpenDesk and The Noun Project.
Participants will include:
* Dr Andres Guadamuz<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/328331>, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Sussex
* Professor Joseph Feller<https://www.cubsucc.com/faculty-directory/prof-joseph-feller/>, Business Information Systems, UCC
* Professor Maeve McDonagh<http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/B012/mmcdonagh>, School of Law, UCC
* Dr Darius Whelan<http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/B012/dwhelan/>, School of Law, UCC
Date: Friday 17 February 2017
Time: 12.00 to 13.00
Location: Boole Library, Creative Zone, University College Cork
This event is open to all. In order to confirm numbers, please register your attendance at
https://cc-startups.eventbrite.ie.
Funded by the Creative Commons Awesome Fund 2016-2017.
Creative Commons Ireland is hosted at UCC School of Law. The Public Leads are Darius Whelan and Louise Crowley. See www.creativecommonsireland.org<http://www.creativecommonsireland.org>.
Creative Commons UK - England & Wales - https://europe.creativecommons.org/affiliate/uk_england_and_wales
The IT Law Clinic at UCC School of Law provides free legal information to startups -
https://www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite/currentstudents/it-law-clinic/
Case Studies on use of Creative Commons in Business
(adapted from Paul Stacey's articles at https://medium.com/@pgstacey )
OpenDesk - www.opendesk.cc<http://www.opendesk.cc> - London
OpenDesk has curated a collection of digital designs for furniture from a range of international designers. Designs are Creative Commons licensed and can be downloaded and customized by users to fit their specific needs. Users can make furniture themselves from the design for non-commercial use in a do-it-yourself fashion. However, conversion of a digital design into physical pieces of wood usually requires specialized milling tools controlled by computers. OpenDesk has partnered with maker businesses all over the world that have such tools. OpenDesk and their designers make revenue when a user wants a local maker to do the cutting for them.
The Noun Project - www.thenounproject.com<http://www.thenounproject.com> - USA
The Noun Project is a platform for visual symbols and icons. The Noun Project aggregates and curates symbols and icons from a global network and profiles the designers of each work. Icons and symbols are licensed under CC licences. There are currently over 150,000 icons available.
Users can download and use the icons and symbols for free as long as they abide by the CC license and give attribution to the original creator. Revenue is generated when users do not want to give attribution. Using the symbols without attribution requires users to pay. In addition, the Noun Project has built out a range of additional tools and services to support bulk use for a fee, integration of symbols and icons to apps using an API, and has released a Lingo app for organizing collections. All these additional tools generate revenue. Revenue is split between designers and the Noun Project.
Follow on Twitter:
* https://twitter.com/c_commons_ie
* https://twitter.com/ITLawClinicUCC
FYI.
It's a bit late to organise anything but nice to keep informed all the
same! As far as I know, Max and co. are delivering 631 letters to the
Bundestag, for all MPs, to promote Free Software and push for political
support :)
Luke
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Subject: 14 February 2017 - I Love Free Software Day. Will you participate?
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 11:02:37 +0100
From: Matthias Kirschner <mk(a)fsfe.org>
To: associates(a)lists.fsfe.org
CC: Max Mehl <max.mehl(a)fsfe.org>
Dear associates,
our Free Software society would be nothing without enthusiasm and
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That's why each year on Tuesday 14 February, the FSFE organises the „I
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Hi folks,
I'll be back in Ireland in January, working part-time for the FSFE and
wanted to see if there is some movement in the Irish chapter these days?
Those monthly meetings are still happening or? I'll be based in Cork but
wouldn't mind moving around.
Luke
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Continuing to shout into the void here :)
Looks like our FOI request issue is already solved!
Free Software under the AGPL to boot. Exciting.
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Re: [alaveteli-dev] 100000 questions - I want to get an FOI
site up for Ireland
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 22:11:27 +0100
From: Luke Murphy <lukewm(a)riseup.net>
Reply-To: lukewm(a)riseup.net
Organization: N/A
To: john(a)handelaar.org
John,
This is amazing that you're already on the way with this. I am
astoundingly relieved that I don't have to follow through on this and
actually do something ;)
Actually, I'd be happy to help with anything you might need.
Would like a peek too!
Best,
Luke
On 06.02.2017 22:08, John Handelaar wrote:
> It's 95% ready to go. We're in pre-testing :)
>
> https://foi.ie
>
> Contact me for a peek.
>
>
> jh
>
> PS: There are no longer any fees in advance for requests.
>
>
>
> On 6 February 2017 at 19:59, Luke Murphy <lukewm(a)riseup.net> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Great job on the Alaveteli project. Looks amazing. Even though the
>> thought of being responsible for running a RoR app terrifies me, I'm
>> determined to get this one going.
>>
>> So, questions, questions:
>>
>> * Ireland charges for FOI requests[1], can Alaveteli support this?
>>
>> * Have you developed any configuration management integration?
>> * Puppet, SaltStack, etc. It seems the app needs a lot of system
>> configuration and that needs to manually repeated if the machine goes
>> down? The installation script is used up until now?
>>
>> * In the best practices docs[2], the recommended web server setup sounds
>> quite complicated (apache+passenger, for example). Is there docs to
>> cover this?
>>
>> * I won't be able to afford Amazon. What providers are people using out
>> there? Are there any NGO friendly free tier / discounted programs?
>>
>> * I saw a dockerized effort going on. Is that viable at this point in time?
>>
>> I'm a programmer and have had **some** experience maintaining
>> infrastructure in the big bad business world, so I have a point of
>> reference.
>>
>> I'll be building a team of people interested in the coming weeks.
>>
>> Any help appreciated and thank you all for providing this Free Software.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Luke
>>
>> [1]: http://foi.gov.ie/faqs/is-there-a-fee/
>> [2]: http://alaveteli.org/docs/running/server/
>>
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