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Re: [LUG] Same old, same old, or something new?

 

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 05:53:39PM +0100, George Parker wrote:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12905303
> 
> Quote "Mr Jenkin also questioned the government's commitment to
> "open source" software, asking how many civil servants in charge of
> making the policy work had a background in the open source
> community. He pointed out that the previous government's "open
> source" guru had left to join Microsoft."
> 
Same article

"Mr Watmore... insisted the government was committed to using more "open source"
software to save cash - but had to balance this with concerns about how
easily it could be "hacked".

His "personal" view, he added, was that Apple products, which he said he
used at home, should also be used more in government."


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