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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Dutch Government Mandates Open Source Software

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A new Dutch law will require that Dutch government agencies use open source software - -  non-proprietary programs that anyone can modify and that work with a variety of technology - - unless proprietary software is necessary to accomplish their objectives.  As you might imagine, Microsoft thinks the Dutch law is a bad idea.  Read about it here.

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