Let's face it, open source software doesn't seem to employ very many people. It's not good business for Governments to push products that are detrimental to the welfare of its citizens.
You're forgetting *where* the money comes from. It comes from the companies residing in that specific country. From the point of view of a national economy, it doesn't matter whether that money is paid to a software company that employs local people or if it stays in the pocket of the company that has implemented an OSS solution.
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Let's face it, open source software doesn't seem to employ very many people. It's not good business for Governments to push products that are detrimental to the welfare of its citizens.
You're forgetting *where* the money comes from. It comes from the companies residing in that specific country. From the point of view of a national economy, it doesn't matter whether that money is paid to a software company that employs local people or if it stays in the pocket of the company that has implemented an OSS solution.