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  • AU government launches open source content system

    Senator Eric Abetz on Wednesday launched a free open source content management system (CMS) for use by government departments and not-for-profit organisations.

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    Local software vendor Squiz has re-licensed its MySource Matrix tool under the popular GNU General Public License, nearly two years after facing criticism the software's previous licence wasn't open enough.

  • Microsoft to talk open computing in government

    The software giant will sit down this April with policy makers, IT officials and open source vendors at the second Open Computing in Government Conference in Canberra to talk about how open computing can aid in the provision of services by government.

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    The federal government's recently-launched open-source content management system does not meet industry standards, a leading IT lawyer claims.

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