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[News] Billions Can be Saved by Governments Adopting Free Software

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Government Saves Billions Using Open Source Software. Really?

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| Really? Federal Government--you think you can just go saving billions of 
| dollars by using open source software--really? That's shocking because it's 
| only been around for about 20 years. Really.  
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4022.html


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Leading organizations unite to create a new IT event: the Open World Forum

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| The Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) movement is revolutionizing the
| IT industry. At the very heart of this revolution, the Open World Forum will
| gather together thousands of attendees and 160 speakers from 20 countries to
| cross-fertilize FLOSS initiatives for innovation and competitiveness. It will
| define the first ever roadmap over the next decade: the 2020 FLOSS Roadmap
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Leading-organizations-unite-create-a/story.aspx?guid=%7B8B5CC7B5-7937-49DD-A383-ECE8E8446F0F%7D


Open Source Government: Naples goes Open Source

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| Naples and Open Source - Naples municipality intend to adopt open
| source.Re-use of code seems a key motivator factor, as reported in the press
| release.
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http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/10/26/open-source-government-naples-goes-open-source/


All Russian Schools to Use Free Software

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| I've often lamented how few schools in the UK use free software, and how
| difficult it is to break the lock that Microsoft has on the entire
| educational system. The pathetic state here is highlighted by contrast with
| Russia, which is making amazing strides in rolling out open source to
| schools.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1423&blogid=14
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