:Manila Standard Today: Bill Requires Open Source Use in Govt
Manila Standard Today: Bill Requires Open Source Use in Govt Sep 11, 2006, 15 :00 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (5772 reads) (Other stories by Chin Wong)
"Rep. Teodoro Casiño is expected to file a bill this week mandating the use of free and open source software and open standards in all government projects.
"A draft furnished to Standard Today showed that the bill allows the use of proprietary software in government only when no open source alternatives are readily available, or when a proprietary system is already widely in use..."
