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<p newsteaser="yes">The Italian government has made Free
Software the default choice for public administrations. In <a
href="http://www.digitpa.gov.it/notizie/riuso-valutazione-comparativa-online-circolare">a
document</a> published last Wednesday, the Italian Digital
Agency issued rules saying that all government organisations
in the country must consider using Free Software before buying
licenses for proprietary programs. </p>
<p>The document, titled "Guidelines on comparative evaluation
[of software]", sets out a detailed method which public bodies
must follow to decide which software to use. They are required
to look for suitable Free Software programs, or choose
software developed by the public sector. Only if no suitable
programs of these types are available may they consider
acquiring non-free software.</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140116-01.en.html">http://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140116-01.en.html</a><br>
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<p>Τι έχω να πω, άντε και στα δικά μας.<br>
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