[Bradford] "UK Government mandates preferential selection of open source"

[Nick Rhodes]

My new job is a partly a result of this (moved from a pure .net role). I 
work now primarily with open source, though we still have to graft onto 
a lot of existing closed source systems in place.

Our Org the soon to be http:/www.hscic./gov/./uk/, currently 
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/ is taking open source technology, 
open standards and agile way of working seriously.
Internally we have used open source tech in places for a long time. 
There are now entire prototype projects in development that as far as 
I'm aware that use full stack open source from server to open source 
languages.

E.g. Spine 2  is using Python, Flash framework, Tornado web servers.

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/public-sector/3421156/new-nhs-database-will-succeed-with-open-source-agile-says-supplier/

Cheers, Nick

On 19/03/13 21:25, Robert Burrell Donkin wrote:
> Not sure what[1] will mean in practice...
>
> However, it can't help to think about learning an open source language 
> like Ruby or Python...
>
> Robert
>
> [1] 
> http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2013/03/19/uk-government-mandates-preferential-selection-of-open-source/
>
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