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On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Makes a nice change, I guess.. > > /. story here: > > http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/04/23/132257 > > with an intersting comment by Maxwell Cooter @ > > http://blogs.techworld.com/the-blue-screen/2010/04/freeing-up-code---tale-of-two-cities/?cmpid=TD1B1&no1x1 > > "Open source is treated as something akin to devil-worshipping in some > parts of government. So, the idea that a major project in the government > backyard would be based on something as basic as Drupal is pretty > far-fetched. No, this side of the Atlantic would have involved a > closed-tender process; a decision made by closed doors based on > proprietary software and we'd be completely in the dark about costs, > about delays, and about functionality." > > Maybe there's hope for us yet... Maybe :-), Until then, more devil worship. hehe Best wishes roly -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html