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The Dutch government has set a soft deadline of April 2008 for its agencies to start using open-source software — freely distributed programs that anyone can modify — the Netherlands Economic Affairs Ministry said Thursday.
The Dutch government has set a soft deadline of April 2008 for its agencies to start using open-source software. Proprietary software can be used but only after justification.
While I'm not huge fan of government regulation, I have to admit that I really like this policy.
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