[Discussioni] [NEWS] Open Source in Malesia

[Andrea Glorioso]

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2004/7/16/technology/8461653&sec=technology

All  Government technology procurement will now  have a preference for
open source software (OSS),   under the Malaysian Public  Sector  Open
Source Software Masterplan made available to the public this morning.

In what was its  strongest show of support  for OSS, the  Government's
masterplan  calls for policies  to be put  in place  in several areas,
including procurement, that would favour such software.

The  masterplan has been a topic  of debate among ICT companies, local
and foreign, that supply goods and services to the Government.

Its objectives include reducing total cost of ownership and increasing
freedom of  choice  in the public   sector,  as well as   reducing the
digital divide  through the use  of OSS, software  in which the source
code is available to  the general public for  use and/ or modification
free of charge.

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