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Open Source News Service — 29 October 2010</h2>
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<p>This monthly alert keeps you updated with news related to the use of
Free/Libre/Open Source software (FLOSS) in the public sector in Europe.
It includes the latest FLOSS software-related news, activities,
initiatives and insights from across Europe and beyond.</p>
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20 October 2010 | EU</p>
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21 October 2010 | Spain</p>
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Public administrations in Axarquia moving to open source desktops</a></h4>
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21 October 2010 | Spain</p>
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'Marseille's desktop plans conflict with procurement rules'</a></h4>
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27 October 2010 | France</p>
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'Gvt must stop breaking procurement rules and move to open source'</a></h4>
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27 October 2010 | Portugal</p>
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28 October 2010 | EU</p>
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28 October 2010 | Malta</p>
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28 October 2010 | Russia</p>
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Andalusia: 'Open source has helped save millions of Euro'</a></h4>
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28 October 2010 | Spain</p>
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Resource centre helps public administrations implement open source</a></h4>
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29 October 2010 | Germany</p>
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of FLOSS software: how a Public Administration can create a community</a></h4>
<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> | 3
November 2010 | Padova, Italy</p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 7px; padding: 0pt; clear: both;">The city of
Padova together with PloneGov Italia organize one full day on the reuse
of FLOSS solutions in Public Administrations in Italy. Among the
participants there will be experts from Padova, Ferrara, La Spezia,
Bologna and the regions Veneto and Campania together with companies
involved in the FLOSS sector.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> | 6 -
7 November 2010 | Brno, Czech Republic</p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 7px; padding: 0pt; clear: both;">The fifth
Brno Linux conference is planned for 6 and 7 November 2010 in Brno, the
Czech Republic. Preliminary conference topics include open source
solutions for digital hotography, audio and video, office applications
and security.</p>
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Conference 2010; Where Open Source Meets Academia</a></h4>
<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> | 8 -
10 November 2010 | Grenoble, France</p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 7px; padding: 0pt; clear: both;">The second
edition of the fOSSa Conference - Free Open Source Software for
Academia, is taking place in Grenoble, France, on 8 to 10 November 2010.</p>
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conference</a></h4>
<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> | 9 -
10 November 2010 | Bratislava, Slovakia</p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 7px; padding: 0pt; clear: both;">ITAPA is the
leading international congress on information technology use in public
administration organized in Slovakia every year.</p>
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Source in Public Administration 2010</a></h4>
<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> | 11
November 2010 | Rome, Italy</p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 7px; padding: 0pt; clear: both;">Open Source
in Public Administration (OSPA) 2010 is a National Conference organized
by Concreta-Mente association with Luiss Guido Carli, La Sapienza and
Tuscia Universities, with other national Academic partners.</p>
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2010</a></h4>
<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> | 12
November 2010 | Bolzano (Bozen), Italy</p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 7px; padding: 0pt; clear: both;">The South
Tyrol Free Software Conference is the international conference about
Free Software located in South Tyrol, Italy.</p>
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style="color: rgb(0, 102, 153); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">Freeing
Public Sector Software! (EOLE 3rd edition)</a></h4>
<p style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> | 29
- 30 November 2010 | Torino, Italy</p>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 7px; padding: 0pt; clear: both;">The European
Open Source & Free Software Law Event (EOLE) is a yearly event that
aims to promote the sharing and dissemination of legal knowledge on
Free, Libre & Open Source Software (FLOSS) licensing, as well as
the development and promotion of good practices in the field. 2010 EOLE
edition is focused on use of FLOSS in public administrations.</p>
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