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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:wel... by yobbo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is the @#$%ing idiot moderator who modded this -1 even aware of Australian politics? The post is factually correct - the Democrats are in the shitter at the moment, and in recent times they have been occupants of the senate who traditionally do get in the way of the legislative program of the government. However, i'm not aware of the exact make up of ACT parliament right now - the democrats may not have such a large hold there, but that's a point of discussion - not for some dead shit moderator to slap a -1 on. Moron.