Procurement Policy Note on Open Source OSS Options CESG Guidance on Open Source - for Government users only Publically accessible summary of the security guidance Cost of Ownership Total cost of ownership of open source software: a report for the UK Cabinet Office supported by OpenForum Europe OSS SI Assessment Criteria The purpose of this toolkit is to ensure that is a level playing field for open source and proprietary software and that some of the myths associated with open source are dispelled. Open source in higher education: how far have we come? Author(s): Scott Wilson, OSSWatch for The Guardian Date: March 2013 URL: Universities are ahead of the curve in adopting open source, they should now lead the public sector in exploring its full potential. Open source is an approach to coding and creating software. It's free to use and, as the name suggests, denotes a code that is open to be used, adapted and distributed by anyone. You can examine it and learn from it, change the purpose of it and even share it. This approach can offer huge cost savings, but it's the ability to play with the software which offers the greatest benefits. Open source not only promotes creativity but helps make technology more democratic allowing a community to work together to solve common problems. Free / Libre / Open Source Software: Scottish Policy Statement Author(s): Open Source Software Working Date: 2007 URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/1067/0049471.pdf This report was produced by the Open Source Software Working Group, which was set up by the Scottish Executive to examine the role that FLOSS could play in the Scottish public sector. It explores the Scottish implications of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) report on Open Source Software Trials in Government and sets out a policy position for the Scottish public sector.
Procurement Policy Note on Open Source OSS Options CESG Guidance on Open Source - for Government users only Publically accessible summary of the security guidance Cost of Ownership Total cost of ownership of open source software: a report for the UK Cabinet Office supported by OpenForum Europe OSS SI Assessment Criteria The purpose of this toolkit is to ensure that is a level playing field for open source and proprietary software and that some of the myths associated with open source are dispelled. Open source in higher education: how far have we come? Author(s): Scott Wilson, OSSWatch for The Guardian Date: March 2013 URL: Universities are ahead of the curve in adopting open source, they should now lead the public sector in exploring its full potential. Open source is an approach to coding and creating software. It's free to use and, as the name suggests, denotes a code that is open to be used, adapted and distributed by anyone. You can examine it and learn from it, change the purpose of it and even share it. This approach can offer huge cost savings, but it's the ability to play with the software which offers the greatest benefits. Open source not only promotes creativity but helps make technology more democratic allowing a community to work together to solve common problems. Free / Libre / Open Source Software: Scottish Policy Statement Author(s): Open Source Software Working Date: 2007 URL: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/1067/0049471.pdf This report was produced by the Open Source Software Working Group, which was set up by the Scottish Executive to examine the role that FLOSS could play in the Scottish public sector. It explores the Scottish implications of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) report on Open Source Software Trials in Government and sets out a policy position for the Scottish public sector.
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