[LINK] news snippet: Government mandates 'preference' for open source

[Brenda Aynsley]

Note its the British government ...

Government mandates 'preference' for open source
Bryan Glick
Friday 15 March 2013 12:30
The government has, for the first time, mandated a preference for using 
open source software for future developments.

The new Government Service Design Manual, released as a beta version on 
14 March and effective from April, lays out the standards that must be 
used for all new digital public services developed across Whitehall.

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http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240179643/Government-mandates-preference-for-open-source

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