Re: [Sheflug] Open Source, Open Standards and Re?Use: Government

[(Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 18-May-09 22:31:30, Bob Mottram wrote:
> 2009/5/18 Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> 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_so
>> urce.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.

Richard unfortunately truncated the message which I originally sent
to Man-LUG (based on a posting to the ALUG mailing-list). The main
point was the following:

[From Mick at ALUG]:
 "I have worked in central government my entire career (some 35+ years).
  I even once worked for the organisation quoted below. I confess
  to being completely baffled how a new agreement with Microsoft meets
  the Government's committment to Open Source.

  See

http://online.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk/aboutus/pressreleases/Microsoftnew
PublicSectorAgreement

  In particular the quote attributed to Angela Eagle:

  'It [the new agreement] also reinforces the Government's commitment to
   its Open Source Action Plan by setting up a facility to reuse and share
   licences across the public sector."'

  Mick"

To the above I then added the URL cited by Richard:

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/cio/transformational_government/
open_source.aspx

Ted.





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