Ed Oswald posted on BetaNews about Open Source usage by the Norwegian government, which is trying to be less dependant on commercial products of large corporation such microsoft and look for replacement by open source solutions. The Norwegian government also plans to organize a panel of experts to set standards for access to public information and how operating systems can interoperate.
“It should no longer be necessary to use software from the major, international computer companies to gain access to electronic information in the public sector,” the Norwegian government said in a statement.
To accomplish such a goal, agencies could ensure that their Web sites and online documents are viewable through open source browsers like Mozilla’s Firefox, and documents could be converted to the Open Document Format to ensure they can be opened in multiple applications and across operating systems.
