Computer professionals hold candlelight vigil against proprietary software
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| A group of individuals, comprising mostly software engineers and others, who
| oppose the use of proprietary software, got together for a candlelight vigil
| to raise awareness and give a human face to what has largely been a protest
| in blogs and on websites.
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http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/16/stories/2008041660721100.htm
FOSS and Option for the Poor
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| This is not an easy task, I know. But we will get there, one FOSS application
| at a time. As Christians we must never stop exploring and examining how
| software is developed and used, especially in terms of how they affect the
| poor.
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http://www.stephencuyos.com/?p=382
Recent:
MEPs Question Microsoft's Eligibility for Gov't Projects
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| The Commission, which has not responded yet, is allowed a few weeks to reply.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144591/meps_question_microsofts_eligibility_for_govt_projects.html
EU: Europarlement testing Ubuntu, OpenOffice and Firefox
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| The European Parliament's IT department is testing the use of GNU/Linux
| distribution Ubuntu, OpenOffice, Firefox and other Open Source applications,
| the British MEP James Nicholson explained last week in a letter to Italian
| MEP Marco Cappato.
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http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/7565
Is Microsoft Now Banned from EU Contracts?
http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=697&blogid=14
Euro MP thinks Microsoft should be banned from government contracts
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/10/member-eu-parliament-asks
Green MEP says Microsoft should be excluded from EU contract awarding procedure
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/106338/from/rss09
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