Australian government to offer guide to open-source (News.com)

[Posted July 8, 2004 by ris]

News.com reports that the Australian government will make available a guide designed to help federal government agencies evaluate open-source products alongside their proprietary counterparts. "The officials cited the increasing uptake of open-source solutions within the Australian government sector as the market driver behind preparing the new guide, citing "high-profile open-source software" initiatives being undertaken by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Centrelink and the Bureau of Meteorology."

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