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Oregon Bill Would Require Open Source Consideration

Posted by timothy on from the commonwealth dept.

VeniDormi writes "I just found out that House Bill 2892 was introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives by Representative Phil Barnhart. The summary: 'Requires state government to consider using open source software when acquiring new software. Sets other requirements for acquiring software.' Rep. Barnhart has a few comments on the bill." A NewsForge story has more information, including some words from Rep. Barnhart.

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  1. And on the border... by wowbagger · · Score: 5, Funny

    And on the border of Oregon and Washington State, the tanks are massing for an invasion of Oregon.

    The Govenor of Washington was heard to refer to this operation as "Operation Make Bill Richer"...

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  2. Re:Prize offered by El_Smack · · Score: 5, Funny

    No way man. In this country our elected representatives listen to "The People", not Big Business.

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