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UK Sets Open Source Procurement Policy

Posted by michael on from the slowly-but-surely dept.

An anonymous submitter notes a story in the Register about the UK publishing their policy on the use of Open Source software. (Or skip straight to the policy itself.) The UK has been moving towards this for a while, and while they don't rule out using proprietary code, the policy definitely recognizes the benefits of OSS.

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  1. o/~ money, money money o/~ by Mr_Silver · · Score: 4, Funny
    Wheee!!

    I look forward to Bill Gates parachuting into the UK and depositing a ... ahem ... small donation to help us sort out the mess that is our railways!

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  2. Re:awesome! by agdv · · Score: 5, Funny
    First it's a loosening of their marijuana laws, and now an endorsement for open-sourced software.

    Maybe they're related?

    No, can't be. They would have to be on crack, not pot.

    (let the flame fest begin!)

  3. ph33rf of London in Redmond by supabeast! · · Score: 5, Funny

    "UK Government will seek to avoid lock-in to proprietary IT products and services"

    At the moment this sentence hit the web, Microsoft began accepting resumes for fifty lobbyists with bad teeth and old-world accents.

  4. Re:Anyone else notice... by markmoss · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, if war breaks out between France and the US, and they don't allow Windows exports, that would be catastrophic!

    Nah, the French would surrender before they even got Linux downloaded, let alone noticed how much better it is. 8-)