“The Office of Government Commerce’s report into the viability
of using open-source software in the public sector was toned down
in its praise of Linux security before release, silicon.com has
discovered.“A copy of the report, seen by silicon.com with amendments still
visible, shows changes were made to the government’s stance on the
particular advantages of Linux versus proprietary software when it
comes to security. The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is the
Treasury office charged with improving public sector procurement
and project management in the UK…”