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<p class="style1">The IDA Open Source News Roundup – November 2004</p>
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<p class="style3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The OSO team</span></p>
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<p class="style3">Welcome to the Open Source News Roundup. This monthly
alert serves to keep you informed of additions and updates to the
content on the IDA Open Source Observatory (OSO). The IDA-OSO is a
clearinghouse of information related to free/libre/open source software
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best practices in Europe. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview
of free and open source software policies and activities in the public
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will keep you up-to-date with the latest open source software-related
news, activities, initiatives and insights from across Europe and
beyond.</p>
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<p class="style3"><span class="style4"> News this month on the Open
Source Observatory</span></p>
<p class="style3"><a
href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3531/469";>Eindhoven reduces
expenses with open source</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3530/469";>Dutch National
Institute for ICT in Healthcare organises meeting on open source
software in healthcare</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3529/469";>German City of
Treuchtlingen celebrated Open Source Migration Success</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3528/469";>Geneva moves
towards open standards</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3527/469";>Free software:
a common good in Brest</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3508/469";>Three most
famous European OSS leaders issue appeal against software patents</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3507/469";>Polish Council
of Ministers withdraws support for European Software Patents Directive</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3507/469";>EC announces
Open Standards Definition at Dutch Presidency Conference</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3491/469";>IST 2004 – Open
Source event for Government institutions</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3491/469";>Conference on
open source software for public authorities in Vienna</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3484/469";>Tallinn goes
ahead with testing phase for open source on client computers</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3483/469";>New open source
package for public authorities launched</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3482/469";>Federal State
of Berlin chooses a pragmatic approach on open source</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3481/469";>German city
saves costs on open source content management system</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3475/469";>Bristol City
Council agrees to move to Star Office</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3474/469";>Utrecht sticks
to Microsoft</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3471/469";>Norwegian city
undertakes one of the largest Linux migrations in Europe</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3470/469";>State of
Minnesota to look at Open Source Software</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3469/469";>ISC reacts
favourably to the updated UK Open Source Policy</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3461/469";>Japanese
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry promotes open source software
for desktop environment</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3460/469";>German Alliance
of Cities and Communes supports Linux Web Portal for local Authorities</a>
<br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3455/469";>Open Source
Software used for water treatment plants by the South African
Municipality of Tshwane</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3454/469";>Munich opens
bids for Open Source procurement</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3442/469";>City of
Salzburg announces a successful migration to Open Source Software</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3441/469";>Open Source
Software Study – OS on Vienna¢s Desktop Workplaces</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3437/469";>French
Department of Val d¢Oise boosts open source for local authorities</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3436/469";>Open source for
e-administration in Lille Métropole</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3435/469";>OpenOffice-based
“housestyle” for public sector</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3434/469";>Dutch City of
Haarlem migrates to OpenOffice</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3433/469";>Dutch prize
awarded for “most open government”</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3432/469";>4th Open Source
Day in Montpellier, France</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3431/469";>FFII organises
conference on Software Patents</a></p>
<p class="style14">For more open source software-related news click <a
href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/chapter/469";>here</a></p>
<p class="style3"><span class="style4">Case Studies</span></p>
<p class="style3"><a
href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3476/470";>Union of polder
boards and XBRL – Facilitating EMU quarterly reports with XBRL</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3438/470";>Polder board
Zeeuws Vlaanderen: saving money with OSS</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3393/470";>Open source in
five municipalities in Groningen</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3373/470";>Experiences
from the Use of Skolelinux: Use of OpenSource Software at Four
Norwegian Schools</a> <br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3321/470";>IJsselstein
municipality: open source is not an end in itself, but it is an
important means to an end</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3304/470";>Migration to
open source software – Beaumont Hospital Dublin, Ireland</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3277/470";>Migration to
open source software of the German Monopolies Commission</a><br>
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/document/3223/470";>Limux – the
IT-Evolution</a><br>
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<p class="style3"><span class="style4">Events</span></p>
<p class="style3"><a href="http://www.constantvzw.com/vj8/";>Verbindingen/Jonctions</a>
- <span class="style3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">10 December,
Brussels (Belgium)</span><br>
</span><span class="style3"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span><a
class="style3" href="http://www.etsi.org/casanova";>Open Source
Applications and Standards</a><span class="style3"> - </span><span
class="style3"><span style="font-weight: normal;">16 December, Sophia
Antipolis (France)</span></span><span class="style4"><span
style="font-weight: normal;" class="style3"></span></span></p>
<p><span class="style4"></span></p>
<p class="style3">At present we do not have many event announcements.
We invite you to submit information regarding free and open source
software related events for publication on the IDA-OSO, by sending an
email to <a href="mailto:gposs [ at ] cec [ dot ] eu [ dot ] int">gposs [ at ] cec [ dot ] eu [ dot ] int</a>.</p>
<p class="style3"><span class="style14">For current and past open
source software-related events click <a
href="http://europa.eu.int/ida/en/chapter/472";>here</a></span> </p>
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