OtaSoft

Following my recent rant about open source adoption in the UK, and the lack of it, CBR’s new deputy editor, Janine Milne, attended the Westminster eForum debate involving the leading open source advocates in the country as well as a smattering of politicians.

The debate indicated that risk aversion is preventing the UK public sector from exploiting the benefits of open source, but that UK’s position as the open source laggard of Europe is preventing the growth of UK software industry and skills.

Original post by Matthew Aslett and software by Elliott Back