January 28, 2009, iGovernment. This move to open source can expect other advantages, such as the freedom to use, change, copy, distribute software and the use of open standards. Spanish county of Axarquía is planning to install open source software in desktops in all its government offices—targets about 700 PCs in first phase—to help bridge the gap between a public administration and its citizens. Once the migration is completed, more than 3,000 desktop PCs in the county will have been moved to open source, reports ePractice. To help users to select open source alternatives to proprietary software, IT administrators have developed 'Inventory Libre', an application that scans a PC, determines its hardware capabilities and draws up a list of software that is currently installed and used. Read full article