City of Amsterdam announces experiment with open-source software
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| The City of Amsterdam said Friday it will spend euro300,000
| (US$400,00) testing open source software in two administrative
| districts in 2007, in a potential blow for the city's current
| main supplier, Microsoft Corp.
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| Open source software is developed for free by volunteer
| programmers, and leased by providers who usually only charge
| for service and support.
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| City spokeswoman Marjolijn van Goethem said Amsterdam's
| housing department and one of its borough offices _ Zeeburg _
| would test a Linux-based operating system on city computers,
| and open-source document software, replacing Microsoft Windows
| and Office.
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