[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“An open source consciousness-raising effort for government IT
chiefs in Wellington today will include a Microsoft effort to
define terms.“Microsoft, IBM, Sun and the Open Source Society are expected to
be represented at the event, which is being staged by Govis, the
government IT managers’ forum. According to organiser Mike Pearson,
the event has attracted about 80 people, well up on the usual 50 or
so attendees.“Microsoft spokesman Brett Roberts says he’ll be trying to pull
discussion on open source development from its polarised positions
closer to a middle ground…”