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Posted by: Anonymous (Wednesday 4 May 2005, 10:58 AM)

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An excellent point! And the remedy is so obvious too!

1) Mandatory use of Open Source Software whenever possible
2) Proprietary software *only* to be used when strictly monitored and logged.
3) All cost of monitoring to be 'made visible' and charged to all segments of the organisation that have purchasing authority

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