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<h2>UK.gov tweaks open source policy small print</h2>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/01/27/uk_goverment_open_source_procurements/">http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/01/27/uk_goverment_open_source_procurements/</a><br>
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<p>The UK government has rejigged its open source and open standards
software procurement policy, following pressure from OSS vendors last
autumn.</p>
<p>Early last year the Cabinet Office revised its rules on public
sector open source software purchases, but many OSS players complained
that the policy amendments didn’t go far enough.<br>
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