“Open source adoption in Portugal is also something of a tale of
what might have been after a bill that would have mandated the use
of open source software in public administrations was rejected in
2003.“As part of its obligations under to meet the European
Commission’s goals to improve the competitiveness of the European
IT industry, like all member states Portugal promotes greater use
of free software in the public sector. A non-binding resolution
promoting use of open source software in public administrations was
adopted in 2002, as noted by the Center for Strategic and
International Studies…”