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[News] BECTA Attacked by Member of Parliament for Suppressing FOSS Use in Britain

Becta under fire for procurement framework

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| Nineteen MPs have accused a government agency of restricting the
| procurement of software in schools.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/29/becta_procurement_criticised/


MPs criticise government roadblocks to Open Source adoption in schools

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| The UK Government's own studies have shown savings of up to 60% can be
| made by schools and colleges using Open Source software. Despite this
| clear advantage, some MPs believe the software procurement frameworks
| from Becta and official advice from DfES effectively locks out the us
| of free, Open Source software.
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http://opensourceblog.itproportal.com/?p=220

First the French parliament moves to Linux and now /this/? Tipping point is
so well behind...

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