http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/specials/business/story.html?id={ C50BA30E-BE66-48CB-B32C-609F488F49BC} A piece of the action Governments the world over spend billions on Microsoft products and other proprietary software. Open source advocates contend their wares are cheaper and better. On one side of the tug of war is Bill Gates and other entrepreneurial heavyweights who say their software is secure and well-supported On the other side are grassroots techies who contend that open source software (such as Linux) is more adaptable, innovative and convenient (continued in article)
