When politics does not get in the way of FOSS

“The Australian Greens have been using FOSS in some states for a
few years; one of their policies is to “encourage government use of
open-source software and require the use of open and publicly
documented file formats.”

“The use of FOSS in Victoria has been pushed along by a few
super-geeks, one of whom, Matthew Wright, now serves as an IT
spokesman; Russell Coker, a well-known FOSS developer and
independent consultant, is also part of the IT working group.

“This makes FOSS adoption relatively easy – there are experts
who can roll out what is needed. And their motivation is that they
are relatively aligned with the party’s policies, not because of
indoctrination but because they are naturally inclined that
way.”

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