Norway will not only require open-source software, but open standards in all government operations. The new requirement will be phased in over the next few years. One effect of the new policy, to quote Morton Meyer, Norway's Minister of Modernization, is that "Proprietary [file] formats will no longer be acceptable in communication between citizens and government." For details, see the July 6 press release. (Thanks to Teresa Hackett.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/16/2005 09:46:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
