Hi Friends,
Here is some material about using free software for e-gov initiative.I think senthil was telling us about e-gov.org in last Gnu(s) Grazing.
Linux In Government: Interoperability[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7611] -- Tom Adelstein begins a new Web column for us covering the use of Linux and open source in government agencies. His first column discusses developing standards and cooperation among state and local governments.
Read OSS as F\LOSS.
<snip> Since August 2003, we have seen significant Linux adoption taking place within many sectors of the US federal government. Major accomplishments include deployment of a large interoperable database project using LAMP, Justice Department XML standards, establishment of a Government Open Source Community sponsored by the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), and organization of the Government Open Code Collaborative. </snip>
cheers
--arky
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