Government backsliding on open source promises
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| The Liberal Democrats have hit out at the government’s failure to use more
| open source software, three years after it pledged to avoid “lock-in” to
| proprietary systems.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/services-sourcing/news/index.cfm?newsid=5081
The Greens and Tories have the same position.
Westminster eForum to debate open source
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| Representatives of the open source community are to meet senior government
| officials at the Westminster eForum on 12 September to debate the viability
| and economic impact of open source software.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2198341/parliamentarians-discuss-open
Related:
Parliamentarians to discuss Open Source software
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| The economic impact of Open Source software will be discussed with
| parliamentarians and senior government officials on Wednesday 12th September
| at the Westminster eForum, held at the Palace of Westminster. Open Source
| community leaders Alan Cox, developer of the Linux Kernel, and Mark Taylor,
| President of the Open Source Consortium, will contrast the popularity of Open
| Source technologies in industry and with its limited adoption in the public
| sector.
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http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=33556&hilite=
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