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Anonymous Reader writes "Guidelines proposed by the Australian Unix Users Group (AUUG) promoting a "level playing field" between open source and proprietary software within government departments are unnecessary, according to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... While agreeing with AUUG?s proposal that software be purchased on its merits, a spokesperson for the department's Minister, Senator Richard Alston, said open source software is already being considered for its value proposition."