2009/4/7 Andrew Bailey <[email protected]>: > I'm afraid Matt might be right. Government by using commercial software > creates an little economy that wouldn't exist if they used open source > software. I've worked in planning & GIS departments for a few councils > and the cost of the software is extraordinary. Kensington and Chelsea > spent £1m on software for a planning system. Place that across all local > authorities and the money spent of software must be huge. It would be > nice to get a figure on it.
In this case they're not using (buying) commercial software. Central government is giving councils grants to write their own software as exemplary projects. Whether they end up being good, bad or anywhere in between, I'd like to hear a good reason why other councils (or indeed, anyone else) shouldn't be able to use/modify/redistribute that software on the usual no-warranty basis. -- Adrian Short http://adrianshort.co.uk/ http://twitter.com/adrianshort _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
