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infoworld.com - 2/18/2009

OSBC :: Open Source Business Conference

— infoworld.com — TOP OPEN SOURCE STANDARDS STORIES Will MySQL keep lighting up LAMP? For an executive who had just... had his company bought for a cool billion a few months ago and was on the eve of announcing... April 17, 2008 MySQL reserves features for paying ... (more) OSBC :: Open Source Business Conference

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cio.gov.uk - 2/24/2009

Open Source, Open Standards and Re–Use: Policy

— cio.gov.uk — Open Source, Open Standards and Re–Use: Government Action Plan Policy 6. The Government's policy is as follows:... Open Source Software The Government will actively and fairly consider open source solutions alongside proprietary ones in making ... (more) Open Source, Open Standards and Re–Use: Policy

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news.bbc.co.uk - 2/25/2009

BBC NEWS | Technology | UK government backs open source

— news.bbc.co.uk — ensure that the government adopts open standards and uses these to communicate with the citizens and businesses... that have adopted open source solutions ensure that open source solutions are considered properly and, where they deliver best value for ... (more) BBC NEWS | Technology | UK government backs open source

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UK government puts open source software on equal footing for procurement
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... Apache as the core web server. • The NHS "Spine" uses an open-sourced operating system and, when complete, the replacement of Netware by Open Enterprise Server will mean that 35% of NHS organisations covering almost 300,000 users will be supported on Linux infrastructure. • Open Source components are used in major mission critical systems such as Directgov and Electronic Vehicle Licensing. Start with the opening page, and move outwards. There's also a page which includes lots of links back, via ...

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O'Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies. — ... Open Source, Open Standards, and Reuse: Government Action Plan -- "So we consider that the time is now right to build on our record of fairness and achievement and to take further positive action to ensure that Open Source products are fully and fairly considered throughout government IT; to ensure that we specify our requirements and publish our data in terms of Open Standards; and that we seek the same degree of flexibility in our commercial relationships with proprietary software suppliers as are inherent in the open source world." Great news from the UK! ...