Last update: 15/09/2016
MEP: publicly-funded software…
Software developed with public funds should be made available as free and open source software, says Member of the European Parliament Julia Reda. Sharing source code should become standard in IT procurement across the EU, the MEP says. Many public administrations already recognise how free and open source software lets them modernise their IT services, get rid of IT vendor lock-in, and helps to reduce costs, Reda said on 4 September at the Free Software Foundation Europe Summit in Berlin. “If a government takes its accountability to the public seriously, then it will use, take…
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