European Commission publishes guidelines on the procurement of FOSS

Posted by tbm on Nov 7, 2008 2:43 AM EDT
FOSSBazaar; By Martin Michlmayr
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The European Commission has published guidelines for the procurement of open source for public administrations in Europe following public tender processes.

The Open Source Repository and Observatory (OSOR), a new site sponsored by the European Commission to foster the exchange of FOSS related information and software among European public administrations, recently published guidelines on the procurement of open source software. Public administrations in Europe have to follow public tender procedures and the new guidelines give practical and legal advice on how open source software and related services can be incorporated into the procurement process.

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