Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Tories want open source Whitehall"

2007-03-08 Thread alan c
Andrew Price wrote: > I usually stay away from politics as much as possible but I found this > interesting: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6430069.stm > > "The government could save more than £600 million a year if it used more > open source software, the shadow chancellor has estimat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Tories want open source Whitehall"

2007-03-08 Thread Benjamin Webb
On 08/03/07, gord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 14:20 +, Andrew Price wrote: > > I usually stay away from politics as much as possible but I found this > > interesting: > > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6430069.stm > > > > "The government could save more than £

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Tories want open source Whitehall"

2007-03-08 Thread Roberto Sarrionandia
Don't trust the tories to do this. Mr Cameron will promise miracles for another vote. These are the same people who just promised to put a border police around all of Britain's costline remember. On Thursday 08 March 2007 14:20:38 Andrew Price wrote: > I usually stay away from politics as much

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Tories want open source Whitehall"

2007-03-08 Thread gord
On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 14:20 +, Andrew Price wrote: > I usually stay away from politics as much as possible but I found this > interesting: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6430069.stm > > "The government could save more than £600 million a year if it used more > open source software

Re: [ubuntu-uk] "Tories want open source Whitehall"

2007-03-08 Thread Chris Wright
Andrew Price wrote: > I usually stay away from politics as much as possible but I found this > interesting: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6430069.stm > > "The government could save more than £600 million a year if it used more > open source software, the shadow chancellor has estimat

[ubuntu-uk] "Tories want open source Whitehall"

2007-03-08 Thread Andrew Price
I usually stay away from politics as much as possible but I found this interesting: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6430069.stm "The government could save more than £600 million a year if it used more open source software, the shadow chancellor has estimated." I'm not quite sure what to t