Norway Promoting Open-Source Software

OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian government on Friday said it will step up use of open-source — or freely shared — software to reduce its dependency on computer giants like Microsoft.”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 government said in a statement. ”Now that dependency will be broken.”

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