nostr:npub1uehfxnzz3m7t3k2ct8vmh7rfc2pgq0srjdqezhy8vqpsu2t49fqs3rsw3h the right way to do it, would be for the councils to have a conference, with a few software architects present, to identify all the usage requirements. Then they issue a tender (collaboratively funded by councils) for a *Copyleft licensed* (as per the NZGOAL-SE) initial implementation, and *every council* can use it at no cost. Also, any other vendor can *customise* that code and/or re-implement it, if the council deems it worthwhile. But *all* the results are also #LibreSoftware.