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New York: Tax break for open source developers?

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A New York State Assembly bill intends to give open source developers the opportunity to offset 20 per cent of their development expenses, up to a maximum of $200, against tax. The bill summary explains that the New York parliament considerably reduces its costs by using open source software "such as Mozilla for email, Firefox for web browsing and WebCal for electronic calendars".

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jacog ·
... John Travolta's chin-hole. I have no suitable words other than expletives. Not a big tax break, but it sets a nice precedent. At least they recognise that all that free stuff does cost something.

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