January 20, 2003
State to save billions on software
State to save billions on software
The Business Day reports that the South African government has decided to adopt open source software and develop support programs with local research institutes and universities. The CIO of the State IT Agency says: 'The logic for open-source is so compelling that after a year of debates we decided to stop talking and declare government an open-source zone.'"
Posted by rshah at January 20, 2003 12:00 PM