Open Source in the UK: Investigate, Approve and Ignore | Linux Today

Open Source in the UK: Investigate, Approve and Ignore

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 11, 2007

“Over a year ago CBR published a look at the UK’s adoption of
open source software in the UK and promised a later update. That
update is long overdue, and is also timely given that tomorrow some
of the leading open source advocates in the country will gather in
Westminster to debate the future of open source in this
country.

“To some extent the fact that the debate is taking place is
indicative of a slightly improved attitude towards open source in
the UK public sector, but in truth, not much has changed. The
following post updates the previous one with details of new
developments in the last year…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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