“Open source groups have reacted angrily to UK government plans
to tax open-source software. A discussion document prepared by
parliamentary under-secretary, John Healey and Inland Revenue
consultant, Sir Alan Olde-Moody, has proposed a windfall tax on all
projects published under the GNU licence–including, most
significantly, Linux.“Apparently hidden within Budget documentation in March, the
proposal has led to an outcry and Internet discussion groups are
already filled with supporters planning a campaign along the lines
of the successful anti-patent rally last year…”
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.
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.