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- From: Malcolm Herbert <mherbert@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:46:43 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <1027443626.1817.261.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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.
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Malcolm Herbert
Red Hat Europe
t: +44 1483 734955 m: +44 7720 079845
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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.
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Malcolm Herbert
Red Hat Europe
t: +44 1483 734955 m: +44 7720 079845
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