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CIO Government: Australian States Can’t Ignore Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 22, 2006

“As governments around the world increasingly turn on to open
source software, the West Australian government has no choice but
to play a leadership role if it doesn’t want to be left behind.

“Manager of Information Infrastructure with the Western
Australian Department of Industry & Resources Kevin Russell,
who will speak at LinuxWorld conference in Sydney on March 30, says
governments are finding numbers of good reasons for moving towards
open source. That makes it incumbent on agencies like his to dispel
some of the myths surrounding open source software…”

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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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