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Austin, Texas to Begin Linux Pilot Project (Linux Journal)

[Posted July 2, 2003 by ris]

Linux Journal heads to Austin, Texas to see how Linux in faring in the local government. "As a result of all the above, the city's attitude towards the use of Linux and open source software has taken a 180 degree turn. When I first started tracking the City of Austin/Microsoft/Linux saga two years ago, a deputy director in the IT department told me that if he found Linux being used on a desktop he would have it removed."

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Posted Jul 3, 2003 5:01 UTC (Thu) by pj (subscriber, #4506) [Link]

Woot! Glad to see the Silicon Hills here are seeing the light...