Discrimination Against Open Source in Public Tenders, Hidden Costs of Proprietary Standards, Procurement and Open Source: EU open source links 01-11-2008

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Roberto Galoppini
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Many software tenders in EU maybe ‘illegal’ - Despite many may think there is no need to promote Open Source anymore, Rishab Gosh reported that software tenders often have either implicit or explicit bias for software brands or even specific applications.

Hidden cost of proprietary standards may lead to illegal tenders - According to the report, public administrations that are not selecting Open IT Standards when tendering software can cause contractual obligations to extend beyond the procurement period

Procurement and Open Source Software (2008) - draft version - The guidelines in the study aim to provide practical guidance to policy makers, IT managers and procurement officials in their procurement processes.

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Roberto Galoppini on Open Source Software
Roberto has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, and has spent the last 10 years working in the intersection of open source software and business development. Roberto has taken an active interest in different open source projects and organizations, he also served on some advisory boards, and helped large IT vendors, open source vendors and customers to design and deploy their open source strategies. He works at SourceForge, and opinions expressed here don't necessarily represent employer's positions, strategies, or opinion.