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ZDNet Australia: NSW Opposition Queries Linux Investigation

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 2, 2004

“The NSW Opposition has asked the government to explain why it
has released a tender for provision of Linux software and services
before making public the details of a departmental investigation
into open source software.

“The NSW Shadow Minister for Commerce, Chris Hartcher, said the
government had released the government-wide Linux tender just three
months after launching the investigation into open source and its
cost-benefits to government departments…”


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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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