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UK local government lags behind in open source
Open source software isn't just for people with beards and long hair, according to a speaker at a conference in London, where it was noted that Britain is lagging behind other European countries in terms of open source take-up
There are more than twice as many French and German local authorities using open source software, than there are UK authorities, according to a survey.
According to the preliminary results of a survey carried out by a Dutch University, only 32 percent of UK local authorities are using open source software, compared to 71 percent of French, 68 percent of German and 55 percent of Dutch authorities. The results, which include data from 371 local authorities across 13 European countries, were announced by Rishab Ghosh, the programme leader of the Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) survey, at an open source software conference in London on Thursday. The full results of the survey, which will include data from 750 respondents, are due to be announced in February.
Source: ZDNet UK
