This white paper contains an economic analysis of open-source software and analyzes the extended of use open-source software. It also presents a series of suggestions as to how the public sector can further the use of open-source software. This paper tries to determine whether open-source software is, or can become, a real alternative to supplier-owned software in public administration.
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