TheBrits are coming!

[Bazoukas]

ITS OKAY VOIDMAIN WE CAN SEE EM ALREADY
-X11

The Uk goverment has officialy commited it self to Open Source.

 Whould you like a cup of tea with your ass whooping Bill?


The Policy

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.

Justification

The justification for adopting this policy is as follows:

    * There is a need to always procure a solution that gives value for money. This may be an OSS solution, or proprietary one, or a mixture of both. Decisions should be made on a case by case basis.
    * There is a need to ensure that interoperability of systems is provided and maintained. The e-GIF is mandated across the public sector and compliance with that is essential to the provision of e-services and joined-up government.
    * Every effort should be made to reduce the cost and risk to government systems. Adopting this policy helps achieve that by:
          o purchasing best value for money solutions -removing the reliance on individual IT suppliers
          o providing more flexibility in the development, enhancement and integration of systems
          o vesting the ownership of bespoke and tailored software code with government.
    * Security of government systems is vital. Properly configured OSS can be at least as secure as proprietary systems, and OSS is currently subject to fewer Internet attacks.

      A balance needs to be struck between the availability of security administration skills and the advantages of many diverse systems. In some cases mainstream proprietary products may be significantly less secure than open source alternatives (see Gartner report Nimda Worm shows you can

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ITM

[Lord C]

Yanks :/

[Master of Reality]

quote:Originally posted by BaDDaSS[Mandrake]:
Yanks :/

digging up old threads is so much fun isnt it?

[Calum]

quote:Originally posted by The Master of Reality / Bob:

digging up old threads is so much fun isnt it?

i must have missed the point.

[Lord C]

Heh, was bored so i decided to read through some old threads.
Some interesting stuff there.

Jaja, i thought the American attitude towards brits was funny "Want a cup of tea" hehe. 'Cos all we do is drink tea and eat chips  

[billy_gates]

quote:Originally posted by BaDDaSS[Mandrake]:
Heh, was bored so i decided to read through some old threads.
Some interesting stuff there.

Jaja, i thought the American attitude towards brits was funny "Want a cup of tea" hehe. 'Cos all we do is drink tea and eat chips    

I thought it was supposed to be crumpets?
as in
"Would you like tea and crumpets?"

[Lord C]

Still makes me laugh - the American view of the world "America IS the world, what u on about BaDDaSS"

[xyle_one]

quote:Originally posted by BaDDaSS[Mandrake]:
Still makes me laugh - the American view of the world "America IS the world, what u on about BaDDaSS"

yeah. we are the world. every other nation or "territory" is just waiting to become the next state. there is no "france" or the alleged "germany", "autralia", bah, that place is entirely made up by studio execs at universal. England was real, but i think it is part of deleware now. im not sure. i dont watch "world" (there is no world, so that is just a marketing ploy to get more viewers, but im too smarte for them) news, only survivor & american idol. that is more important anyhow.

[ April 30, 2003: Message edited by: ecsyle
my spellnig is teh good ]

[ April 30, 2003: Message edited by: ecsyle ]

[Lord C]

rofl! gj wp