http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/uk-government-flounders-in-commitment-to-open-source-38723"An FOI request by the BBC reveals that the UK government is failing
to follow through on its open source promises
The government continues to spend billions on proprietary software,
despite promising earlier this year that it would create a level
playing field for open source software and impose compulsory open
standards.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the BBC has revealed that
most government departments still spend the lion’s share of their IT
budgets on software from big-name vendors, such as Microsoft and
Oracle, rather than seeking cheaper open source alternatives."
Originally seen on /. :
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/09/06/1235214/UK-Government-Breaks-Open-Source-Promises-Glen Newton
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