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The Viennese Decide
Viennese authorities are allowing users of the city's governmental PCs to choose between Open Source or proprietary software. The case is usually heard from advocates on one or other side of the debate; now end-users get to have their say. They can choose between continuing to run Word on Windows, running Open Office on the same platform, or switching to open platform and application. IT staff are offering free installations for any switches, and they will charge departments lower maintenance costs if they run open software. The lines are drawn. Read more here
By peterlockley at 2005-01-31 14:58 | Free/Open Source Software | Government (Non-UK) | News | login or register to post comments