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Quebec government sued for buying Microsoft software

September 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Canada, Government Policy, Legal Issues, Open Source, Software

From an article by Peter Nowak from CBC News Canada. Quebec’s open-source software association is suing the provincial government, saying it is giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company’s products rather than using free alternatives. The lawsuit by Facil was lodged with the Quebec Superior Court on July 15 and made public [...]

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