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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. Re:balzac by oliverthered · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Try using G++ from the command line, or check that you have /etc/alternitives/g++ pointing to the correct version of GCC for you libraries.

    If that fails you can always move you apps to /desktop/recycle/bin

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    thank God the internet isn't a human right.
  2. Re:Governments and OSS by Mignon · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Computer science is still in the stone ages because we force ourseoves to reinvent everything every day.

    If you're talking about the early days of computer science, I think you mean "stoner ages", as in the '60s.