[dundee] HM Government - Open Standards Consultation

[gordon dunlop]

On 11 April 2012 21:38, gordon dunlop <zubenel at fedoraproject.org> wrote:

> The Cabinet Office of the UK Government has opened consultation on their
> policy of open standards.
>
> Oh dear how embarrassing! the Cabinet Office has caught a spy in the camp
so the consultation process will be continued for a month longer with
re-runs of meetings without the offending person.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/27/microsoft_open_standards_government/

Here is the Cabinet Office announcement.

http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2012/04/26/open-standards-consultation-important-update/

These are email transcripts of Redmond's lobbying of the U.K. Government as
requested by Open Source Consultant Glyn Moody under the Freedom of
Information Act.

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/open_standards_when_specifying_i

There is no truth in the rumour that Tim Cook has applied to join the
consultation process :-)

Gordon




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