UK government report disagrees with Microsoft on Linux
A UK GOVERNMENT REPORT into the viability of open source software has concluded that it is not only a credible alternative to proprietary software like Windows, it will also meet most of the requirements of desktop users.
The report, produced by the Office of Government Commerce (OCG), is an independent office of the Treasury, which holds the government's purse strings. It said that the main obstacles to implementing open source software are desktop applications, and the lack of apps to compete with large scale proprietary enterprise level products.
No "significant obstacles", it said, were noted for the adoption of open source in infrastructure - that is to say, server - developments.
Plus, said the report, adoption of open source software generates "significant savings in hardware and software costs" for infrastructure implementations, and reduces the licensing costs and hardware refresh for desktops.
