[dundee] The Conservative party wanting open source software

[gordon dunlop]

I put a link in the wrong place this the amended version.

2009/1/30 gordon dunlop <astrozubenel at googlemail.com>:
> This week in the news there has been a lot political rantings about
> open source software. Firstly the Obama administration is seeking
> advice on open source software:
>
> http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2009/01/21/obama-administration-seeks-advice-on-benefits-of-open-source/
>
> Now the Conservatives, who commissioned a report on open source
> software, are shouting for it. So open source users are not communists
> after all? (Big Steve take note):
>
> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2235240/tories-nearing-open-source
>
> Talking about communists, one former communist country, Russia, looks
> like moving totally over to Linux within their educational
> infrastructure:
>
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9126788&source=rss_topic122
>
> Continuing with Russia, Michael Dell, boss of Dell Computers, tried to
> patronise Russian Prime Minister Vladimar Putin in offering to help
> the Russian IT industry. Did he get a telling off! Do 100 lines  and 6
> lashes of the belt Michael. The next time you do this you will be sent
> to a Gulag for your impertinence. Here is the video of it:
>
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/246206/dell-puts-his-foot-in-it-with-putin.html
>
> Gordon
>