[FYI] UK Gov's open source 'mandate' policy attacked
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UK Gov's open source 'mandate' policy attacked
By John Lettice
Posted: 15/03/2004 at 18:10 GMT
The UK's proposed policy on the use of open source software within
government has come under fire from the Institute for Software
Choice, which claims the policy will make it "compulsory for public
sector organisations to use Open Source Software as a default in R&D
projects." The ISC, which has substantial backing from Microsoft,
among other major IT companies, intends to challenge the proposals,
which are currently subject to a consultation ending on 11th June.
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