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South Africa embraces open source (News.com)

According to this News.com article, South Africa has joined the list of countries whose governments are seeking to use more free software. "By and large, South Africa imports its proprietary software and finds itself with comparatively little influence on how that software develops. The government expects that open-source software, by contrast, will provide more flexibility."
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