Open Source Bill For Australian Capital Territory

leinad writes "An article in The Age newspaper claims the Australian Capital Territory is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to adopt a bill which says that public bodies should, as far as practicable, consider the use of open source software when procuring computer software. (The Australian Capital Territory is the small territory/state of Australia in which Canberra, the capital of Australia, is located.)" Seems like requiring blueprints from contractors, to me.

Re:what's most interesting

[Anonymous Coward]

I provide third party support for WinXXXX all the time. Charge reasonable rates for doing so. Provides my beer, tobacco, gas and dvd rental money for the month on a regular basis, all outside of my regular job. Thank $$$ for WinME, support for which accounts for about $150 a month income on the side for me, just being the fine system it is. Don't know what I'll do when I actually convince my clients to switch to something better. ;-)

Now hopefully they dont turn up drunk this time...

[denks]

or on the other hand if they share some of that wine around the bill may actually pass!

Re:Bigger that it seems...

[Anonymous Coward]

Welcome to failurehood, please take a ticket.