Sure.. great software there too! On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Joseph Mucheru <jmucheru@google.com> wrote:

Also http://www.code.google.com :-)

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On Mar 3, 2008, at 12:22 PM, "Dorcas Muthoni" <dmuthoni@gmail.com> wrote:

Some great references for open source software;

<http://sourceforge.net/>http://sourceforge.net/ and <http://freshmeat.net>http://freshmeat.net

Both are the largest repositories of open source software. Browse through categories or search using strings.

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:27 AM, James Kagwe < <jkagwe@kippra.or.ke> jkagwe@kippra.or.ke> wrote:

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Can someone recommend to me some of the best websites for open-source software?

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Thanks to the policy space already provided.

On December 14, the Dutch Government gave a "soft deadline" to all their government agencies to "Adopt FOSS or Explain Why Not?" I'd written a newspaper article on this but, we all know, things happened:(

/Alex ------

"Dutch government moves ahead with plans to promote use of open-source software" December 14, 2007

The Dutch government has set a soft deadline of April 2008 for agencies at the national level to adopt open-source software such as free word processing programs and Internet browsers, the Economic Affairs Ministry said Thursday.

Under the policy, approved Wednesday, government organizations will still be able to use proprietary software and formats, but will have to justify that decision under the principle of "adopt or explain" why not, ministry spokesman Edwin van Scherrenburg said.

Van Scherrenburg said the plan had been approved unanimously at a meeting of two parliamentary commissions Wednesday. ...

<<http://news.theage.com.au/dutch-government-moves-ahead-with-plans-to-pr> http://news.theage.com.au/dutch-government-moves-ahead-with-plans-to-pr omote-use-of-opensource-software/20071214-1gzj.html>

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Dear all, Good idea. The ICT Policy contemplated the use of open source as a component of encouraging growth of local software industry in order to increase competition,access,diversity of choice and to enable users to develop solutions.

John.

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