__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 06 September 2006 11:04 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Feds put open source into active service
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The (Canadian) federal government has embarked on an ambitious project
>>| that will use open source software to manage assets created for use in
>>| the public sector, including custom-developed applications.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=40487
>
> This is excellent, they're even talking about creative commons licensing
> for some kinds of content. It looks like sense is finally dawning...
It's funny (in a way) that you mentioned Canada in the context of content
licencing. I saw the following in Slashdot yesterday.
Canadian Copyright Group Seeks To License the Net
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/05/0418223&from=rss
Points to:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1157321706760&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851
Education minister's proposal needs a rewrite
Worth a quick read.
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