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Australian IT: Open Source Trade Clash

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“The growing love affair of Australian governments with open
source software may sour trade negotiations with the US.

“An anti-open source group backed by Microsoft is lobbying
furiously to stymie open source moves by some states.

“The Washington-based and Microsoft-backed Initiative for
Software Choice (ISC) has condemned South Australian moves to
introduce open source preference legislation as ‘hidden
protectionism’ that discriminates against US software
companies…”


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