The EU has just started a review of European public procurement rules, and have asked for input on potential changes to the rules. The OSI has responded advocating for changes to dismantle these barriers and ensure Open Source solutions are fairly considered.
  • Lauchs@lemmy.world
    18·
    2 个月前

    I can think of few better shots at America than getting linux to be a viable and free alternative to Windows for mainstream businesses and users.

    • tabarnaski
      7·
      2 个月前

      And, several countries have laws that favor purchasing the cheapest solutions in the public sector. So a part of the legal argument already exists.

      • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
        7·
        2 个月前

        The trick is that Microsoft lobbied enough to make sure that no other viable solution exists, so they are technically the cheapest. Not even kidding. Ms Office has no legal alternative in many countries.