[Noisebridge-discuss] berkeley rent stabilization board needs open-source software

[Jake]

a friend of mine is on the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board

and they're about to contract some non-open-source software to run their 
database, so they'll be locked into that crap for the next 40 years, plus 
they'll be blowing public money on closed-source software.

What can they use instead?  They basically need a database program where 
they can enter data on each property, and call up the record for a 
property on the screen where everything is shown in a template, and they 
can hit PRINT.

sounds simple right?  any suggestions?  Anyone willing to get involved, 
perhaps as a consultant of sorts, or come to the meeting and give a 
presentation on why open-source software is the solution?

write back!
-jake