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Re: [News] Open Source Consortium Joins Criticism of Proprietary-affinity in UK Education

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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> OSC joins criticism of UK education's attitude to open source
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Open Source Consortium president, Mark Taylor, has been in contact to
>| voice its opinion on the controversy surrounding Becta's purchasing
>| frameworks and the adoption of open source adoption in UK schools.
>| 
>| In short, it doesn't make happy reading for Becta. "The essence of 
>| our concern is that they're saying one thing and actually pursuing
>| policies that are exclusive," he said. ?Becta?s own research shows there
>| are major benefits [with open source], however the reality of the
>| framework is that it excludes both products and services."
> `----
> 
> http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2006/11/osc_joins_criti.html

It does appear that Becta are incapable of implementing their own
recommendations.

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