Is the Smart State confused about open source?
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| "Open source is no longer a movement but it is a market and we see that by
| looking at large vendors being the driving force and less and less
| individual contributors," Higgins said.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;599546513;fp;2;fpid;1
There's still some of that Microsoft influence (Ballmer visited recently, but
kept the press away). See more at the bottom.
Vice-like grip of US copyright laws bears down on Australians
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| The alignment in IP laws between the two countries, said Childs,
| enabled an Australian to be extradited to the US for illegally
| downloading and sharing files over the internet.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=302089593&rid=-50
Related:
Governments slammed for anti-competitive software tendering practices
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| A leading Australian open source advocate has called for an end for to
| tender lock-outs of competitors to Microsoft, claiming the practice
| is costing Australian taxpayers tens of millions of dollars each
| year.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/11496/53/
Don't mention the broadband speeds
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| The outspoken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on a whirlwind tour of
| Australia, but don't expect to hear too much about him as he's being kept
| out of the limelight.
|
| [...]
|
| But Microsoft has kept the boss's movements out of the public eye
| and a spokeswoman said "we are not letting any media in" to watch
| today's speech. Instead, a video recording of the speech will be
| uploaded for journalists to watch after the event.
|
| Microsoft confirmed the video would be edited but would not say
| if the editing was done for aesthetics reasons or to conceal
| certain comments from the public.
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/dont-mention-the-broadband/2007/05/25/1179601632521.html?s_cid=rss_technology
Feds revise IT procurement model
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| The federal government has launched version two of the SourceIT
| model contracts and user notes aimed at simplifying procurement of
| information technology 12 months after the first version.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=805606582&rid=-50
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