Use of Free and Open Source Software in Government
In August 2009 the Society announced the launch of the Public Sector Remix project to demonstrate the viability of free open source software on public sector desktops, with a number of central, regional and local government agencies working together with the Society to run trials using free software for common desktop tasks.
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