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On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:43 AM, tom brough <tombrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You may remember that I posted an article about a councilor wishing to > adopt open standards but needing central government "seal of approval". > I sent a copy to Adrian Saunders for information. > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/aug/26/local-government-spending-open-standards-saving > > I can't really post his (full) reply here because its in confidence, but > I can say that he is tabling a question with the minister for the > cabinet. Not sure about dates, but hopefully Adrian will reply when he > gets the answer. > > He also came back with this: > > http://www.ogc.gov.uk/documents/CP0041OpenSourceSoftwareTrialReport.pdf A very interesting read. They seem to have been un-biased and thorough. Which must be a good thing. I suspect that some knowledgeable folks on the list may argue against one or two of the conclusions. But on the whole very positive for floss :-) Good work Tom ;-) > > Which I haven't checked out yet. > > > Tom. > Roly -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq