---

Australian IT: State Pilots Desktop Open Source

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

Open-source pilots in the NSW government are gathering momentum,
with the Department of Commerce the latest agency to kick the tyres
of desktop applications.

“The Commerce pilot follows a Roads and Traffic Authority
announcement last month that it was evaluating an open-source
desktop productivity suite.

“NSW IT and Commerce Minister John Della Bosca has been
advocating the use of open source in NSW government
agencies…”


Complete Story

Get the Free Newsletter!

Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends, & analysis