Ignoring open source is costing us dear
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| You would have thought that a Labour government, struggling to marry the
| success of market forces with the socialist endowment of its founding
| fathers, would have latched on to this new cooperativism which brings people
| together for a common purpose with a burning zeal. In fact, its wanton
| neglect could damage our economic prospects.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/20/guardianweeklytechnologysection.comment1
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The trainwreck-waiting-to-happen that is UK government IT spending
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| Think about that. Think about what this means: eight vendors have a
| tremendous amount of leverage over the taxpayers of the United Kingdom.
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| The UK, in other words, is a captive of its IT vendors. That is shockingly
| wrong.
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9777862-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
BBC Corrupted
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| Today the BBC made it official -- they have been corrupted by Microsoft. With
| today's launch of the iPlayer, the BBC Trust has failed in its most basic of
| duties and handed over to Microsoft sole control of the on-line distribution
| of BBC programming. From today, you will need to own a Microsoft operating
| system to view BBC programming on the web. This is akin to saying you must
| own a Sony TV set to watch BBC TV. And you must accept the Digital
| Restrictions Management (DRM) that the iPlayer imposes. You simply cannot be
| allowed to be in control of your computer according to the BBC.
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http://defectivebydesign.org/blog/BBCcorrupted
Lawyer: Microsoft patent claims won't affect UK
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| Microsoft's claims that open-source software infringes its patents do not
| apply in the UK, according to a top lawyer.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39289297,00.htm?r=2
The [UK] politics of open source
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| There's been a suggestion of a shift towards open source in the
| houses of government in the UK recently, with the Conservative
| Party promising to promote open source if elected and the incumbent
| Labour Party releasing the code behind its new carbon footprint
| calculator under the General Public License.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/07/the_politics_of.html
Lack of license fee draws UK firms to open source
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| Almost half (48%) of UK financial services and public sector organizations
| already use open source software, according to research by business
| intelligence firm Actuate.
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http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=988E0D14-C37E-49AF-951C-F0E1D26468FA
Open source apathy damages UK prospects
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| The UK's position as the open source laggard of Europe is preventing the
| growth of UK software industry and skills, according Alfresco, an open source
| enterprise content management company.
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http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=2E0D402A-DE18-4C9F-868E-194BF15F8A58
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