There has been an interesting discussion on the gov20canberra list this morning about Open Source and Government, and how to encourage more adoption of Free and Open Source Technologies. I came up with a quick list of steps and I thought I would put them up here.

This is why I love Open Source Software.

The Collaborynth site is run using an Open Source Content Management System called Drupal. I like Drupal, it's open, it's modular and it supports multi-site out of the bag.

A couple of days ago a friend of mine, Pia Waugh announced that she had been tapped on the shoulder to become a Policy Advisor to Labor Senator Kate Lundy (who in opposition once held the position of shadow IT minister). I think this is a great move, both for Pia and for the wider Government.