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Tag Archives: #ukgovOSS
Signed the PDFreaders Petition
We, the undersigned, hereby state that we expressly and unequivocally oppose the advertising of proprietary software products on government websites. Such advertising breaches impartiality and encourages citizens to employ technologies that unnecessarily restrict their freedom. The role of government is … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Democracy, Web Development
Tagged #ukgovOSS, foundation, free software, government, pdf, petition, web
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2009 Top 10 Software Cooperative News
Amazon Kindle Un-selling Books was the most-viewed news item on my blog this year. Once again, a lock-out/bad-business story takes the top spot. I don’t think that one got as much coverage in the mainstream media as they usually do, … Continue reading
Posted in Cooperatives, Koha, SPI, Wordpress and Blogs
Tagged #ukgovOSS, amazon, apache, authentication, board, Cooperatives, foundation, httpd, j2me, kindle, midp, pam, richard, rothwell, security, SPI, ssh, top 10, windows 7
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Royal Mail Rub Our Noses in it
So after Royal Mail shut down useful community websites causing MP comments on the idiocy of Royal Mail, I was rather surprised to get this little thing in the post today: That’s a postmark advert for “Celebrating 50 years of … Continue reading
#ukgovoss and Poor gov.uk Websites
Using gov.uk websites is an ordeal at the best of time. Even the most polished websites tend to reflect the structure of the government body, which I find counter-intuitive – and I’m a councillor who pays attention to these things. … Continue reading
Posted in Wordpress and Blogs
Tagged #ukgovOSS, cms, overspend, suppliers, tech worker co-ops, website
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New #ukgovOSS Action Plan
Earlier this week, Tom Watson, Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary, published the Open Source, Open Standards and Re–Use: Government Action Plan. It’s had a pretty mixed reaction, with mild scepticism (niq’s soapbox: Is gov.uk going open-source?) being the average reaction from … Continue reading