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I wonder why the list of signatories at the bottom do not seem to include a single government (local or national).

Governments need to band together and collaborate to develop software.

But instead they tend to buy closed systems that are developed by the same companies churning out crud.

Ideally, governments are competent.

Realistically...competent governments are the exception. And competent-at-long-term-technology-policy governments are virtually non-existent.

I understand the current state but also think it’s possible to change.

We just gotta wine and dine some suits. Sounds easy.

No one ever took a government out to a fancy dinner and drinks to convince them to use open source.

Even if it would save governments money and help ensure civil servants get paid on time (phoenix payroll scandal)?

Never had a meal from a sales rep that swayed my mind