Norway 2010: Government websites must use open formats
An interesting story of Norway enforcing public sector websites to use open formats, such as PDF and ODF for documents, in order to lower the bar for accessibility. Taking effect […]
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United Kingdom government heading for the cloud?
There are plans afoot to replace the UK government’s computer systems with a “cloud” and free software. The government will also push for “open source” software to be used more […]
Read moreNew Zealand Government begins trials for move to Linux
Yep, the Kiwis beat us at everything these days and now those sensible chaps in Government begin trials of Linux and free software. In 2003, the NZ government recommended use […]
Read moreA call for the Government to use Free software
It has just been revealed that the Australian Government spends “over half a billion dollars each year” on proprietary software licenses. That’s somewhere over $500,000,000. The Greens are heading a […]
Read moreKiwis ahead of us in FOSS?
First they started beating us in the footy and cricket, but now they’re moving ahead of us in free software too? Negotiations between the New Zealand Government and Microsoft over […]
Read moreHow to compete with free
The NSW Government is considering putting Linux on the laptops for students as a part of the Rudd Government’s “Education Revolution” plan. Good idea! But you know what will happen, […]
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