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Norway Promoting Open-Source Software

The Norwegian government wants to reduce dependence on Microsoft by using more open-source programs.

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- The Norwegian government on Friday said it will step up use of open-source -- or freely shared -- software to reduce its dependency on computer giants like Microsoft.

''It should no longer be necessary to use software from the major, international computer companies to gain access to electronic information in the public sector,'' the government said in a statement. ''Now that dependency will be broken.''

For years, Microsoft's executives, including co-founder Bill Gates, have called free, open-source software a threat to technological innovation.

But proponents claim open-source lets software be developed quickly and easily because vast numbers of people can study, update and adapt programs without having to pay licensing fees.

The Ministry of Government Administration and Reform said measures to increase use of open-source programs includes a specialist panel to set standards for public information.

Entre nós, Bill Gates é recebido com honras de chefe de estado, e a colaboração com a Microsoft elevada a patamares de dependência não explicados publicamente.

Mas para o "portuga" o importante é saber a frequência das viagens do "Pintinho" a Londres, não é ?

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