EU to Consider Buying Open-Source Software
Mar 06, 2008, 14:30 (1 Talkback[s])
"The European Commission will propose in the next few days to
buy more of its computer software from open-source developers, a
commission spokeswoman said Wednesday.
"The move is a potential setback for Microsoft, the world's
largest software maker. The company is trying to prevent an
increasing number of defections by governments from its proprietary
software toward software from open-source developers, who are
allowed to modify the software source code, or underlying
instructions..."
Complete
Story
Related Stories: