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Aug. 30, 2002

Open Invitation for Trouble

Forum Column - By Robert W. Hahn - Should the California Legislature prohibit the purchase of commercial software by state agencies ranging from the Department of Motor Vehicles to the California Lottery? On its face, the idea does not make sense. Yet that is exactly what the Digital Security Software Act, unveiled earlier this month by a group of Linux software groupies, would do.

        Forum Column
        
        By Robert W. Hahn
        
        Should the California Legislature prohibit the purchase of commercial software by state agencies ranging from the Department of Motor Vehicles to the California Lot...

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