<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 30 September 2010 17:26, Robert Ladyman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:it@file-away.co.uk">it@file-away.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/30/uk_open_government_licence/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/30/uk_open_government_licence/</a><br>
--<br></blockquote><br>The problem is whether local authorities & government
authorities will want to use this license (as mentioned by the
author). This is happening world-wide where open source policies can
vary at national, regional and local levels within countries and
whether it is classified under research, mandates, preferences or
advisory. I wonder if the EC will take this into account when making
their Free and Open Source Software policies (FOSS) regarding this geographic variation and classification. This was
mentioned recently in a Red Hat blog where it would be a good idea if
someone could map all this complex data. I think they are looking for a
student to take up this task, a good Msc. dissertation?<br><br><a href="http://The%20problem%20is%20whether%20local%20authorities%20&%20government%20authorities%20will%20want%20to%20use%20this%20license%20%28as%20mentioned%20by%20the%20author%29.%20%20This%20is%20happening%20world-wide%20where%20open%20source%20policies%20can%20vary%20at%20national,%20regional%20and%20local%20levels%20within%20countries%20and%20whether%20it%20is%20classified%20under%20research,%20mandates,%20preferences%20or%20advisory.%20I%20wonder%20if%20the%20EC%20will%20take%20this%20into%20account%20when%20making%20their%20Free%20and%20Open%20Source%20Software%20policies%20%28FOSS%29,%20in%20taking%20into%20account%20this%20geographic%20variation%20and%20classification.%20This%20was%20mentioned%20recently%20in%20a%20Red%20Hat%20blog%20where%20it%20would%20be%20a%20good%20idea%20if%20someone%20could%20map%20all%20this%20complex%20data.%20I%20think%20they%20are%20looking%20for%20a%20student%20to%20take%20up%20this%20task,%20a%20good%20Msc.%20dissertation?"> </a><a href="http://blog.melchua.com/2010/09/30/student-project-where-in-the-world-is-open-source-policy/">http://blog.melchua.com/2010/09/30/student-project-where-in-the-world-is-open-source-policy/</a><br>
<br>Gordon<br>
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