Industry mourns death of John Button
Tributes are flowing in for former Federal Labor Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, John Button, who died in his sleep on Monday night at the age of 74.
Tributes are flowing in for former Federal Labor Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce, John Button, who died in his sleep on Monday night at the age of 74.
A newly formed, Australian-based open source advisory group aims to deliver expert advice and information on free and open source software (FOSS).
Hitachi Data Systems is in the final stages of implementing a $1.7 million dollar storage network for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Governments in countries without strong IT infrastructure or skills are utilising free and open source software as part of a comprehensive plan to “boot strap” the populace into technology, a leading Linux representative has claimed.
With 500 staff, two buildings, seven public readings rooms and information sharing relationships with 1100 libraries globally, the National Library of Australia is an organisation bound to have unique IT requirements.
The federal government has no plans to support legislation which requires open source software solutions to be included in all future departmental ICT contracts, and will continue to uphold a neutral stance on open source software, the National Office of Information Economy (NOIE) has stated.
Queenslanders will have the opportunity to participate in a review of the state’s Disability legislation via an interactive Web site launched by the Minister for Disability Services.