[ubuntu-uk] UK government backs open source

[Rowan]

Adam Bagnall wrote:
> This article recently appeared on the BBC, thought it might interest 
> some of you.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7910110.stm
>
> Adam.
yup, apropos to that (although again like the BBC story it is thinking 
mainly of browsers and other applications, rather than the whole OS):

Google pledges to support EU's Microsoft case
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 25 February 2009 02.21 GMT
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/feb/25/microsoft-internet

Internet giant has said it wants to join European investigation into 
accusations of anti-competitive behaviour by rival. Google has become 
the latest company to join the chorus of voices supporting the European 
Commission's investigation of Microsoft over allegations of 
anti-competitive behaviour. The Silicon Valley internet giant said 
yesterday that it was hoping to become a party to Commission's 
investigation into Microsoft's dominance of the internet browser market....