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[News] Government of Italy Rules That Favouring Free Software as Matter of Principle is Acceptable

  • Subject: [News] Government of Italy Rules That Favouring Free Software as Matter of Principle is Acceptable
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:15 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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A landmark decision of the Italian Constitutional Court: granting preference to free software is lawful

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| In short, according to the Court, favoring 
| Free Software does not infringe freedom of 
| competition, since software freedom is a 
| general legal feature, and not a technological 
| aspect connected to a specific product or 
| brand. This ruling demonstrates the weakness 
| of the arguments of those who, until now, have 
| opposed the adoption of rules aimed at 
| promoting and favoring Free Software arguing 
| that they conflict with the principle of 
| "technological neutrality".
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http://www.softwarelibero.it/Corte_Costituzionale_favorisce_softwarelibero_en


Recent:

More than 100 candidates to Italian regional elections support Free Software

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| At least on paper, thanks to CaroCandidato,
| Free Software may have a voice this year in
| many of the regional councils assisting the
| governors. As of March 17th, the 2010
| edition of the campaign has already
| enlisted more than 100 candidates from all
| parties. Citizens visiting the website can
| easily find, sorted by party or electoral
| district, which regional candidates have
| signed the Pact for these elections.
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http://stop.zona-m.net/node/124
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