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Open sourcing Australia: OpenAustralia.org goes live
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| It seems reasonable to suggest that no nation should cede its sovereignty to
| any private, commercial interest. Not without careful consideration and
| serious safeguards. It also seems reasonable to suggest that governments
| should interact with their constituents in an open, transparent manner, in
| both the media they use and the technologies used to convey their policies,
| laws, and debates.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-9977830-16.html
Recent:
Suncorp envisages Linux, ODF for 20,000 desktops
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| Open source software is set to play an increasingly important role at
| Australia's sixth largest bank, according to Smith, who said that Suncorp
| will look to use open source "wherever we can".
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Suncorp-envisages-Linux-ODF-for-20-000-desktops/0,130061733,339289679,00.htm?omnRef=1337
Australian open source industry worth $500 million
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| "The industry as a whole is earning $500 million," said Jeff Waugh,
| co-founder of Waugh Partners, which conducted the survey online late last
| year. "Directly open source related earnings are about $300 million, but the
| reason why we're distinguishing between these numbers is the industry is not
| just companies that build open source software. They also use open source
| products to support other parts of their business as well."
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| Waugh said the figure was calculated by taking the midpoint earnings figures
| specified by companies who took part, and extrapolating over the broader ICT
| industry using existing data such as surveys by the Australian Bureau of
| Statistics and Australian Computer Society. Waugh Partners estimates the
| respondents represent about a quarter of the overall industry.
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http://www.apcmag.com/australian_open_source_industry_worth_500_million.htm
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