about public spending

With all the shortage of budget in any Country and any Public Agency, why not make "mandatory" for any public Agency, the use of open Source Software.

Also, whenever "non-open-source" projects are proposed, why not make "mandatory" and require publication on the newspapers of the jurisdiction, a copy of Total Cost of Ownership and Life Cycle Cost Analysis, of the solutions proposed.

The required exceptions, regarding "mission-critical" systems, could be adressed by a separate process of appropriation, similar to the one in use for matters of urgency.

... comments welcome as usual ...