[Fsuk-manchester] [Sheflug] Open Source, Open Standards and Re–Use: Government Action Plan

[Tim Dobson]

Thoughts?

Pity they don't mention the word freedom anywhere... :-/

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Subject: Re: [Sheflug] Open Source, Open Standards and Re–Use: 
Government Action Plan
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 23:31:30 +0100
From: Bob Mottram <address@hidden>
To: address@hidden, address@hidden

2009/5/18 Richard Ibbotson <address@hidden>:
> Ted Harding just brought my attention to this.  It's a bit of a shock.
> I'm still reeling from reading it.  I've spent years trying to get
> someone else to understand that large scale use of open source
> software is something that is necessary for our economy to survive and
> prosper...
>
> http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/cio/transformational_government/open_source.aspx


I've read this previously, and I agree with most of its content.  The
key part is whether they actually take any actions to implement the
"action plan".   Government departments often come out with nice
sounding plans, but never do anything about them.

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