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Australian Tax Office Adopts Open Source Software

Linux · Linuxbusiness · 2004-02-23 15:52 · posted by timothy · from the updated-fleecing-techniques dept. · 167 comments

James Roberts writes "AustralianIT is reporting today that the Australian Tax Office, or ATO (Australian IRS equivalent) has ditched its standard Microsoft SOE and will now adopt the Linux operating system 'where appropriate.' It was reported late last year that the ATO was originally considering Longhorn as its preferred SOE. This is a big step for Australian Federal Government, who have been slow in the uptake of open source policies despite ongoing petitioning by several high profile pressure groups."