Quebec group, “FACiL” is taking the government to the courts for not considering Open Source solutions
August 28th, 2008 by Michael Zimmermann

The group essentially says that the Quebec government ignores the choices available when making purchases, wasting resources and dollars on software that requires expensive license fees to be paid. Open Source software has been successfully used in many government and corporate settings throughout the globe, and there’s no reason it should not be considered when software is being evaluated.

Visit the group’s official site, or a slightly friendlier summary by Michael Geist.

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