eGov Monitor: FOSS Means Business | Linux Today

eGov Monitor: FOSS Means Business

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 7, 2006

“On Thursday March 16th, experts on the use of Free and Open
Source Software (FOSS) in business will converge on Spires
Conference Centre, Belfast for an all-island event

“Google’s European manager of Open Source programmes Zaheda
Bhorat will be joining Richard Stallman and Bruce Perens to speak
at the event. Her talk on ‘Google and Open Source,’ will discuss
Google’s reliance on FOSS for its own business and its support of
FOSS as a community ideal…”

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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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