OSNews: OpenSource: Coming to the Rescue!

"Two years ago, on April 1, 2004 an article appeared here on OSNews titled 'Will Open Source Come to the Rescue?' Two years later, I am proud to report that there is indeed an effort to bring open source software to the Emergency Service community. I would like to take this time to tell you what has transpired in the past two years.

"After the article first appeared, we were surprised at how many web sites picked up the article. We received many e-mails and comments concerning the issues we discussed. Some folks thought I was a Microsoft basher, but that was never the case. Others thought I was just plain nuts, which may very well be true! But the majority were thoughtful comments, suggestions and advice..."

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