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Guardian: Open Source Software Gets Bureaucratic Backing

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[Thanks to Mike Richardson for this link.]

“The use of open source software on public sector IT networks
was today endorsed by a report from the parliamentary office of
science technology.

“It said the use of open source alongside existing proprietary
systems was increasingly accepted and had the potential to
‘stimulate creativity and innovation…'”

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