BetaNews: Norway Looks to Open Source | Linux Today

BetaNews: Norway Looks to Open Source

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 7, 2006

“Norway said Friday that it plans to wean itself from dependence
on large corporations like Microsoft by increasing the use of open
source software within government agencies. The Norwegian
government also plans to organize a panel of experts to set
standards for access to public information and how operating
systems can interoperate.

“The northern European country is not the first to move towards
open source; Brazil, China, France, Germany, Japan, and South Korea
already have plans in place to do the same…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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