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UK unveils Open Source policy |
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admin writes "The UK government yesterday announced its policy on Open Source software, and as far as we can figure out, it seems to be cautiously pro. In answer to a parliamentary question (and we strongly suspect 'plant' here), Home Office minister Douglas Alexander said: "I am pleased to announce new policy on the use of Open Source Software within UK Government. It explains how we will consider Open Source Software solutions alongside proprietary ones in IT procurements and award contracts on a value for money basis, seeking to avoid lock-in to proprietary IT products and services."
See the full story at The Register."
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 - 07:16 PM (170 Reads)
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Taiwan to Start National Push For Free Software |
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admin writes "Taiwan will start a national plan to jump-start the development and use of Free Software, according to a report by the Central News Agency, the government news agency of Taiwan. Due to high Microsoft license fees and also to improve the levels of software technology in Taiwan, this plan includes the creation of a totally Chinese free software environment for Taiwan users, free software application development, and training of 120,000 people for free software skills, as well as efforts at schools to provide diverse information technology environments to ensure the freedom of information."
Note: That's yet another country converted. Governments can't ingore free software for much longer...
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 07:18 PM (124 Reads)
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