[Bradford] Open source software

[Robert Burrell Donkin]

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Nick Rhodes <nick at ngrhodes.co.uk> wrote:
> One thing I did notice.
>
> "The council was also reportedly advised by Microsoft reseller Computacenter
> that it could not use open source systems without falling foul of security
> rules."
>
> This is the kind of FUD that is preventing OSS getting a fair chance.
> I have personally experienced it [being told we can't use OSS] where I work
> even though we already use OSS in places (and is public knowledge that the
> NHS does).

In the public sector, FOSS can be used but not procured. The key to
greater adoption of FOSS is empowering agile, in-house teams able to
operate without the huge costs imposed by these rules.

(For more details, ask me over pre-meeting Pizza)

Robert