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- Can we rely on guys who have used Linux for years? - ZDNet UK November 24, 2009Can we rely on guys who have used Linux for years?ZDNet UKIn contrast to the crappy scenario painted in that article, whenever I deploy any open source software, not just an operating system but maybe even a simple ...
- Bona fide open source - IT PRO November 23, 2009
- Open Source Poses “Huge Risk” To Organisations - eWEEK Europe UK November 23, 2009Open Source Poses “Huge Risk” To OrganisationseWEEK Europe UKA chief information officer for engineering giant General Electric (GE) has said that open source software is only suited for internal ...
- Ten failures that went down in IT history - ZDNet UK November 20, 2009Ten failures that went down in IT historyZDNet UK... of making ridiculous claims, Stallman should stand down and let someone with a modicum of tact and sense take over as the voice of open-source software. ...
- ATEME secures the barracks of the French National Gendarmerie in Corsica - Security Park November 20, 2009
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Free at last (with homage to P Rogers et al)
Well, I’d anticpated that the geoblogosphere would be alight with the news that OS are (finally) being dragged in to the 21st century… but I apprear to have been wrong in my assumption. The most excitemnet seems to have come from predictable quarters in the press who for (I suspect), reasons related to their own [...]
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James Reid commented on the blog post Free at last (with homage to P Rogers et al) 4 days, 19 hours ago
The announcement is here http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1385429
This I think is a clearer indication of what they intend than what the Guardian would like.
See also - http://www.edparsons.com/2009/11/now-why-was-that-so-difficult/So.. no big revelation really and not nearly enough (maybe! - will have to await fuller details) but certainly way too late in the day…
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James Reid wrote a new blog post: Free at last (with homage to P Rogers et al) 4 days, 20 hours ago
Well, I’d anticpated that the geoblogosphere would be alight with the news that OS are (finally) being dragged in to the 21st century… but I apprear to have been wrong in my assumption. The most excitemnet seems to have come from predictable quarters in the press who for (I suspect), reasons related to their own [...]
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Stephen Bathgate wrote on the wire of the group Tackling Social Exclusion 6 days, 15 hours ago
Fundamentally hardware suppliers need to be offering linux on their products, and unfortunately I don’t think this is happening enough at the moment, my observations are
- an open source operating system doesn’t seem to make the product much cheaper, and therefore more accessible
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Stephen Bathgate wrote on the wire of the group Open Data 6 days, 15 hours ago
Some more moves to open data, I hope these will also extend across to organisations as well as members of the public…
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Stephen Bathgate wrote on the wire of the group Open Source GIS 6 days, 15 hours ago
Following on from your comment Chris I think we desparately need some credible case studies illustrating the potential. I suspect most of the UK public sector will currently be deploying/developing proprietary solutions.
To repeat Gary’s question does anyone here know of specific open source GIS projects within UK Government sector that could be discussed in public? [...] -
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