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Is open source software finding a home in Whitehall?
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| Mark Taylor is founder and former president of
| the Open Source Consortium and CEO of open source
| consultants Sirius Corporation, which will manage
| and localise the NDRB.
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| "The policy is having a positive effect," he
| said. "This [an open source platform powering the
| NDRB] could not have existed before the policy
| came through, it enabled public sector
| organisations to say I am going down an open
| source route.
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http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39546159,00.htm
"Iâm thinking of hitting the OEMs harder than in the past with anti-Linux. ...
they should do a delicate dance"
--Joachim Kempin, Microsoft OEM Chief
Recent:
Â18 billion scandal as Whitehall's IT plans spin out of control
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| Some of Whitehallâs biggest computer projects have spiralled out of control,
| with total cost overruns of more than Â18 billion, an investigation by The
| Times can reveal.
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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article5636437.ece
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