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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> The Netherlands Patent Office changes to open source software
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>> | The Netherlands Patent Office is the first government authority to
>> | implement the ‘Nederland Open in Connection' action plan and to switch a
>> | large number of its ICT systems to what is known as open source software.
>> | As the first step, Frank Heemskerk, minister of Foreign Affairs launched
>> | the new website of the Netherlands Patent Office today, which is based on
>> | open source software. By the end of 2009, the entire office environment,
>> | including desktop computer systems and the relationship management system
>> | will be running on the basis of open source software.
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>> http://en.octrooicentrum.nl/
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> This one comes with a bonus---it's the patent office---they have
> influence beyond their own software choices.
>
> same article:
>> According to president Guus Broesterhuizen, the Netherlands Patent Office is
>> actively working towards wider use of open source software and open
>> standards, and he believes that the website is the first public display of
>> this commitment.
Pretty much the entire government (and public sector) there will be gradually
moving to FOSS, unless things are changed. Microsoft got slapped a lot around
April for virtually bullying the country to change its mind. I could find the
articles if you are interested. It was utterly disgusting.
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