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Title: Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough
Post by: sam on September 23, 2008, 11:58

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OPEN SOURCE companies have been granted official permission to supply software to the UK public sector for the first time in British history.

At least two Open Source software suppliers have been awarded places on the £80 million Software for Educational Institutions Framework, making them official suppliers to UK schools and scoring a victory in what has been a long and frustrating battle against favouritism shown to conventional commercial software companies in UK politics and procurement.

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/22/open-source-makes-historic-uk

Title: Re: Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough
Post by: Simon on September 23, 2008, 12:56

Cool!

Title: Re: Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough
Post by: GillE on September 23, 2008, 13:43

Good news!