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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] [GeekUp] Obama & Open Source
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Simon Ward |
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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] [GeekUp] Obama & Open Source |
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Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:46:34 +0000 |
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On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 07:32:59PM +0000, Lucy wrote:
> On a less positive note, the article mentions nothing about the
> ethical issues of using 'open source' software, which I think are
> particularly relevant for governments.
It mentions the need to avoid vendor lockin, but mainly from a defensive
perspective.
Simon
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