http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/news/newonsite/oss-policy.htm The key decisions of this policy are as follows: * UK Government will consider OSS solutions alongside proprietary ones in IT procurements. Contracts will be awarded on a value for money basis. * UK Government will only use products for interoperability that support open standards and specifications in all future IT developments. * UK Government will consider obtaining full rights to bespoke software code or customisations of COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) software it procures wherever this achieves best value for money. * UK Government will explore further the possibilities of using OSS as the default exploitation route for Government funded R&D software. -- -------------------------------------- Malcolm Herbert Red Hat Europe t: +44 1483 734955 m: +44 7720 079845 --------------------------------------