__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 08 March 2007 15:52 \__
> Tories want open source Whitehall:
>
> |The government could save more than £600 million a year if
> |it used more open source software, the shadow chancellor has
> |estimated.
> |
> |George Osborne said the savings would cut 5% off Whitehall's
> |annual IT bill.
> |
> |He called for a more "level playing field" for all software
> |companies, and urged "cultural change" in government.
>
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6430069.stm
Ah. Ian posted it.
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