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| Quebec Govt Sued For Ignoring Free Software                        |
|   from the what-about-the-cheap-stuff dept.                        |
|   posted by samzenpus on Thursday August 28, @02:58 (Government)   |
|   http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/28/0310216 |
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[0]Mathieu Lutfy writes “The CBC is reporting that ‘Quebec’s open-source
software association is [1]suing the provincial government, saying it is
giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company’s
products rather than using free alternatives. … Government buyers are
using an exception in provincial law that allows them to buy directly
from a proprietary vendor when there are no options available, but Facil
said that loophole is being abused and goes against other legal
requirements to buy locally.’ The group also has a [2]press release in
English.”

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Links:
0. http://facil.qc.ca/en
1. http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/08/27/tech-quebec.html
2. http://facil.qc.ca/en/media/20080828-facil-contests-the-quebec-government-purchasing-methods-for-software