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  • NZ Ministry of Justice: We want open source

    The New Zealand Ministry for Justice believes that open source software is a more stable, supportable, and cost-effective choice compared to proprietary solutions.

  • Aust agencies lagging on OSS: Red Hat

    Linux vendor Red Hat has welcomed the release of the government's open-source software guide, but said Australia was up to three years behind countries aggressively adopting OSS.

  • Feds stomp on Red Hat

    A senior federal official has rebuked Red Hat over its criticism of the government's open-source software takeup rate, arguing a measured approach may be "the right thing to do".

  • Amsterdam to evaluate open source

    The city of Amsterdam has become the latest high-profile public sector organisation to evaluate the potential of open-source software.

  • Anger as EU ignores open-source video

    More than 7,000 angry Linux users have protested against the European Union after it excluded them from viewing streaming videos.

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  • Australia sources for open strategy

    Government departments have shed their initial reluctance to use open source technologies, but the problem persists -- how do you determine appropriate usage?

  • Is the FOSS community divided?

    One Linux Australia past president thinks so. In other Linux.conf.au coverage, a leading IT lawyer claims that an expensive and ineffective patent regime is hampering the work of Australia's software community.

  • OSS guide backs government's "informed neutrality" procurement stance

    A new guide designed to help federal government agencies evaluate open-source products alongside their proprietary rivals is due to be completed and distributed by September, officials told ZDNet Australia today.

  • One city's move to open source

    In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

  • The real roadblocks to Linux in education

    In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.

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