Re: [sw_livre] Portateis para estudantes...

a propósito de iniciativas públicas neste matéria, há um deputado
inglês ( do partido Conservador e tudo) que tem tido intervenções
muito estimulantes sobre o interesse público de apostar no SW livre

Links:

http://www.georgeosborne.co.uk/national_news.php?id=25
http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=135408&speeches=1

e a citação:

"There isn't a level playing field for open source software. As it
stands, too many companies are frozen out of government IT contracts,
stifling competition and driving up costs. Not a single open source
company is included in Catalyst, the government's list of approved IT
suppliers.

Another problem has been the lack of open standards in government IT
procurement.
All too often, a government IT system is incompatible with other types
of software, which stifles competition and hampers innovation.
Looking at the litany of IT projects that have collapsed or spiralled
over budget, it's clear too that this has meant billions of pounds
wasted and public service reform being hampered.
The government's entire approach needs to be overhauled.

Taking into account the experience of companies and public sector
bodies, it is estimated that the Government could save at least 5% of
its annual IT bill if more open source software was used as part of a
more effective procurement strategy.
That adds up to over £600m a year.

The open source savings would come not just from reduced licensing
costs, but importantly by freeing government bodies from long-term,
monopoly supply situations."
Received on Fri Jun 1 16:00:51 2007