Monday, 4 August, 2003
Open source day for govt IT chiefs Microsoft pitches shared source against open
Stephen Bell and Anthony Doesburg, Wellington and Auckland
An open source consciousness-raising effort for government IT chiefs in Wellington today will include a Microsoft effort to define terms.
Microsoft, IBM, Sun and the Open Source Society are expected to be represented at the event, which is being staged by Govis, the government IT managers’ forum. According to organiser Mike Pearson, the event has attracted about 80 people, well up on the usual 50 or so attendees.
