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Attention #FreeSoftware advocates: Did you catch my #SOFTWAREAct in the NH Legislature last year? Well, part of the feedback that I got on it was that I was trying to do too much in one bill, so this year I have split it up into several bills, two of which are being heard before the NH House Executive Departments & Administration Committee tomorrow! (Sorry for the short notice; I got behind on emails)
Specifically, the two bills being heard tomorrow are HB366, prohibiting certain noncompete clauses and nondisclosure agreements regarding free software projects and the sharing of open source software, and HB327, prohibiting the state from requiring the public use proprietary software when visiting state websites (which is basically to provide for #LibreJS compatibility on state websites).
HB366 text: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=187&type=4
HB327 text: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lsr_search/billText.aspx?id=189&type=4
It's probably too late by now to come and testify, but you can still contact the committee members via this page: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/committeedetails.aspx?id=3
#NHPolitics #noncompetes