{"id":7701,"date":"2022-01-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=7701"},"modified":"2022-01-09T20:43:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T01:43:51","slug":"tuesday-11am-hearing-for-pro-foss-bill-in-nh-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2022\/01\/10\/tuesday-11am-hearing-for-pro-foss-bill-in-nh-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, 11am: Hearing for pro-FOSS bill in NH legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cooljeanius\">New Hampshire State Rep Eric Gallager<\/a>\u00a0(D) submitted\u00a0<em>AN ACT relative to the use of free and open source software<\/em>\u00a0(HB1273). It will be heard by the Executive Departments and Administration committee on Tuesday 1\/11\/2022, in LOB room 302-304 at 10:30 AM. You can mail\u00a0written testimony to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:HouseExecutiveDepartmentsandAdministration@leg.state.nh.us\"><code>HouseExecutiveDepartmentsandAdministration@leg.state.nh.us<\/code><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address your testimony to the Chair and Vice Chair:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chair: Carol McGuire<\/li><li>Vice Chair: Jennifer Rhodes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Committee information at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gencourt.state.nh.us\/house\/committees\/committeedetails.aspx?id=3\">http:\/\/www.gencourt.state.nh.us\/house\/committees\/committeedetails.aspx?id=3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill summary states that it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I. \u00a0Prohibits certain non-compete clauses and non-disclosure agreements regarding free software projects and the sharing of open source software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>II. \u00a0Prohibits, with limited exception, state agencies from using proprietary software in interactions with the public.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>III. \u00a0Recognizes the value of data portability and directs the department of information technology to adopt a policy protecting data portability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IV. &nbsp;Prohibits state and local law enforcement from participating in the enforcement of copyright claims against free and open source software projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>V. &nbsp;Establishes a commission to study the use of free software by state agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VI. &nbsp;Establishes a software purchasing policy that permits the purchase of proprietary software and hardware only when free software alternatives are not available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VII. &nbsp;Allows the defendant to examine the source code of proprietary software used to generate evidence against the defendant in a criminal proceeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill text is at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gencourt.state.nh.us\/bill_status\/legacy\/bs2016\/billText.aspx?sy=2022&amp;id=1363&amp;txtFormat=html\">https:\/\/gencourt.state.nh.us\/bill_status\/legacy\/bs2016\/billText.aspx?sy=2022&amp;id=1363&amp;txtFormat=html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More info at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/NH\/bill\/HB1273\/2022\">https:\/\/legiscan.com\/NH\/bill\/HB1273\/2022<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Hampshire State Rep Eric Gallager\u00a0(D) submitted\u00a0AN ACT relative to the use of free and open source software\u00a0(HB1273). 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