Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF FREE/OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (FOSS) IN THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING RA 8293 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES", PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
September 12, 2006
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05769 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF FREE/OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (FOSS) IN THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING RA 8293 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES", PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : "Fuel/Open Source (FOSS) Act of 2006" |
| ABSTRACT : "Fuel/Open Source (FOSS) Act of 2006". The bill mandates the use of FOSS in all government agencies and encourages the use and development of FOSS in the private and public sectors. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CASI�O, TEODORO A. |
| DATE FILED : 2006-09-12 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ON 2006-09-19 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY |
Abstract
"Fuel/Open Source (FOSS) Act of 2006". The bill mandates the use of FOSS in all government agencies and encourages the use and development of FOSS in the private and public sectors.'
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