Topic: Calls for Action on UK Government Open Source

[sam]

At last weeks Westminster eForum, participants called for more action from the UK Government on the adoption of open source by public authorities. Keynote speaker at at the event, FSFE President Karsten Gerloff, pointed out that, according to Gartner, open source has a "100% adoption rate" meaning there are no companies or authorities that don't use open source to some degree. Gerloff wanted to see more focus on the longer term benefits of open source, even though there was a current focus from governments on cost saving. He later exclaimed "Get going already!" in his blog, calling Britain "the sick man of Europe in terms of Free Software adoption".

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Calls-for-action-on-UK-Government-Open-Source-1096649.html

[Simon]

I don't think there's much hope.  Last time I was at my local hospital, they were still using W2K.

[sam]

wow.

[Simon]

To be fair, that was a couple of years ago...

[Clive]

Wasn't that in 2000 Simon?   

[Simon]

  2007, I believe.

[Clive]