[Gllug] Dutch parliament mandates open source

[Chris Bell]

On Fri 14 Dec, Rob Crowther wrote:
> 
> "The Dutch parliament has approved a plan that will mandate the use of 
> open standards and open source within government organisations. An "open 
> source police" and an open source hotline will enforce compliance with 
> the new rules."[1]
> 
> Though from reading the article, it seems to be more about ODF and 
> standards, the open source stuff seems to have already been a 
> requirement for government projects.  What do you think are the chances 
> of the UK government introducing similar legislation?
> 
> Rob
> 
> [1] 
> http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/open-source-business/news/index.cfm
> ?newsid=6677

   The government advisor is Bill Gayes.

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