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Open Source Bill For Australian Capital Territory

Posted by timothy on from the seat-of-power dept.

leinad writes "An article in The Age newspaper claims the Australian Capital Territory is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to adopt a bill which says that public bodies should, as far as practicable, consider the use of open source software when procuring computer software. (The Australian Capital Territory is the small territory/state of Australia in which Canberra, the capital of Australia, is located.)" Seems like requiring blueprints from contractors, to me.

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  1. Re:what's most interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I provide third party support for WinXXXX all the time. Charge reasonable rates for doing so. Provides my beer, tobacco, gas and dvd rental money for the month on a regular basis, all outside of my regular job. Thank $$$ for WinME, support for which accounts for about $150 a month income on the side for me, just being the fine system it is. Don't know what I'll do when I actually convince my clients to switch to something better. ;-)

  2. Now hopefully they dont turn up drunk this time... by denks · · Score: 2, Funny

    or on the other hand if they share some of that wine around the bill may actually pass!

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  3. Re:Bigger that it seems... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Welcome to failurehood, please take a ticket.