Schools should be using open source software

Re:Schools should be using open source software by fartcannon on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @01:01AM (#31566268)

I'm glad youre an honest person, but I've seen the procurement process of my government happen in real time. It's not a diligent process. The requirements are often written based off previous winning project agreements, in a way that nearly guarantees certain companies always win. Sometimes this is due to the incompetence of the gov, but usually it's because the people writing the specs have to work with the people that win so they choose the ones that they like the best. What's a good way to make someone like you without a bribe? Invite them out.

It's a job you can get. Sometimes it's called Relationship Manager.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by scarface74 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @10:37AM (#31569989)

There are also policies and procedures around preventing those types of conflicts of interests.

I’ve been a dev manager working with contracting companies in the private sector, I know how they work. I got free box seats to go to pro baseball and basketball games, got invited to lunch by the attractive sales person , etc. Could we get away with that in the public sector without a lot of red tape, lawyers, and public disclosures? Heck no.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by fartcannon on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @04:55PM (#31574830)

I mean, I hear yah, and again I'm glad you don't do that. It's real nice to talk with someone with ethics like that. But I have seen it happen. You can google it if you want. It happens.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by scarface74 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @06:57PM (#31575919)

Yes, and you saw the shit show it caused when the contract had to be rebid. There is a reason everyone is more careful these days. I can only speak about the process the big cloud providers go through from first hand experience.

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