Comments on: Open Source as a business model http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2009/01/26/open-source-as-a-business-model/ Travels in a digital world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: ChrisW http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2009/01/26/open-source-as-a-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-57606 ChrisW Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:28:13 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/?p=302#comment-57606 A report drawn up for the UK Conservative party apparently recommends looking at open-source as a way to cut the costs of government IT projects and reducing the current dependence on massive long-term contracts with major IT suppliers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7853086.stm Conservatives more progressive on software issues? My world is turning upside down... A report drawn up for the UK Conservative party apparently recommends looking at open-source as a way to cut the costs of government IT projects and reducing the current dependence on massive long-term contracts with major IT suppliers:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7853086.stm

Conservatives more progressive on software issues? My world is turning upside down…

]]> By: Ross Gardler http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/2009/01/26/open-source-as-a-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-57283 Ross Gardler Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:56:36 +0000 http://www.archaeogeek.com/blog/?p=302#comment-57283 I'm really pleased you found the OSS Watch workshop useful, and thanks for the link to Pauls post. Those who weren't able to be present may be interested to know that the slides from all presentations are available <a href="http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/events/2009-01-12/programme.xml" rel="nofollow">online</a>. For those people within our remit (UK higher and further education) we are always happy to provide <a href="mailto:info@oss-watch.ac.uk" rel="nofollow">more information</a> if you have specific issues. I’m really pleased you found the OSS Watch workshop useful, and thanks for the link to Pauls post.

Those who weren’t able to be present may be interested to know that the slides from all presentations are available online.

For those people within our remit (UK higher and further education) we are always happy to provide more information if you have specific issues.

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