[ Thanks to Hans
Kwint for this link. ]
“In February 2003, the program “Open Source and Open Source
Software (OSSOS) for the Dutch government” started, funded by the
Dutch government. One of the main tasks was to make the government
independent from single software suppliers, among which are
Microsoft and SAP. After three years, the effort starts bearing
fruit. Ten big municipalities – together 2,7 million inhabitants
and including Amsterdam and The Hague – signed a manifest. I’ll try
to explain what’s in the manifest, what that might mean for the
future, and for the monopoly of Microsoft in the Dutch
government.”
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