CNET News: California Considers Open-Source Shift

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"California lawmakers and administrators got an earful on open-source software Friday: A state government panel considered proposals that would boost government use of Linux and other technologies.

"The proposals appear in a lengthy report from the California Performance Review Commission, charged by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger with figuring out how to make state government work better and cheaper..."

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