Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The Region free software – Liguria Region

The Region is preparing to adopt software is not bound by copyright: from 2015 there will be a gradual shift in formats “free.” A choice that will allow a significant reduction of costs

The Liguria chooses free software: from 2015 the region will conduct a gradual adoption of computer programs not bound by copyright .

This is a decision that – as provided by the Digital Administration Code – continues the path renewal and modernization through the digitization already undertaken with regard to the open data and the use of open formats for document publishing. On the one hand it aims to ensure increasing transparency (in this sense, the Riviera was the first among regions to spread in stream their sessions Giunta) and accessibility to acts , the other will make choices that ensure a cost containment .

The normal commercial software are considered “works of genius” and therefore subject to license: this means that their Cost is kept high (being, in fact, outside of a real system of competition) and forces, to varying versions, to use increasingly powerful computers was scrapped machines still in operation are no longer fit to use the new software. The lower hardware requirements of open operating systems , allows then to extend the life of your computer , leading to additional savings.

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