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Is open source software used by government? |
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Written by Editor
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Monday, 10 April 2006 |
Yes, all levels of government across Canada use open source software. Here are some examples of open source software used by the federal government:
- The Government of Canada's main public website www.canada.gc.ca runs on an open-source solution: the Apache web server.
- All of the Government of Canada's "top level" gc.ca domain names run through the Domain Name System (DNS), which is an open source component of the World Wide Web;
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 01 July 2006 )
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