It seems late last year a bill was passed in the Australia
Capital Territory (ACT) that mandates requires government
departments "consider" open source software. Not much but it is a
small step forward for open source. I seem to remember a similar
bill failed to get through the South Australian state parliament.
A few links for those interested...
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=792934018&fp=16&fpid=0
http://www.australianit.com.au/articles/0,7204,8173918%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E1…
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/0,2000061733,20281854,00.htm
James Tabor wrote:
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Is it true that Australia Law makers past a law promoting open source over
closed source in competing for contracts?
Thanks,
James