Can Whitehall open up to open source?

“The current government has vowed to change the civil service
mindset that has always preferred to spend money with the biggest
firms and has been conservative about open source software.

The Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has vowed to create a
level playing field for open source as part of a drive to cut
costs.

Now a BBC Freedom of Information (FOI) request has given us a
glimpse of how big the challenge will be.

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