[ Thanks to Linux User &
Developer magazine for this link. ]
“As budgets tighten, governments around the world are
firming up their open source pledges. Rory MacDonald investigates
if 2011 might well be the year open source breaks into the public
sector“Speaking shortly before Christmas, cabinet office minister
Francis Maude reiterated the importance of open source software for
future government contracts. Speaking to a delegation of large IT
suppliers, including BT, Cap Gemini, Hewlett Packard and IBM, Maude
pulled no punches, stating:“”The days of the mega IT contracts are over, we will need you
to rethink the way you approach projects, making them smaller, off
the shelf and open source where possible.”