[Fsfe-uk] Eurocrats say governments should turn to open source software

[Paul Mobbs]

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Subject: FC: Eurocrats say governments should turn to open source software
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2002 09:25:20 -0400
From: Declan McCullagh <address@hidden>
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[Press release]
European administrations should share open source software resources, says
report published by Commission

European administrations should share software on an open source licensing
basis, to cut soaring eGoverment information technology costs (set to rise
by 28% to EUR 6.6 billion this year), says an independent study published by
the European Commission. The "Pooling Open Source Software" study, financed
by the Commission's Interchange of Data between Administrations (IDA)
programme, recommends creating a clearing house to which administrations
could "donate" software for re-use. This facility, which would concentrate
on applications specific to the needs of the public sector, could encourage
the replication of good practice in eGovernment services. ...

[Full release:
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02
/1010|0|RAPID&lg=EN

David Akin
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