Quebec group, “FACiL” is taking the government to the courts for not considering Open Source solutions

August 28th, 2008

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.

Tags: canada, FACiL, politics, quebec

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Bell Canada trying to edge out the (not-so-little) little guys

August 7th, 2008

Bell Canada is moving to limit other ISPs from offering a useful alternative to bandwidth-shaping and a future of usage charges. The throttling that they inflict on their own users is trickling down to other ISPs like Teksavvy, reducing them to the role of Sympatico resellers, essentially. This means Bell, not the ISP, can control many of the usage policies and offerings.

Tags: bandwidth throttling, bell, canada, internet, ISP, Teksavvy, usage charges

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