Free Software Tories

Only yesterday I was highlighting the way Free Software and Open source products have solved the problems that matter (at a fraction of the cost!). Strikingly, today the Tories followed the Green Party's anti-software patent direction last year, leading the way to an Open Source Government ;) Their news piece and speech by George Osborne sounds very promising, mainstream politics have caught up with industry trends at last! Does this mean the Tories how have thousands of new Free Software/Open Source supporters? Quite possibly, I'll definitely give them a thought when the time comes.

George is even using Firefox (albeit on windows, see yesterday's post George!). So they're starting to walk the walk, as much as they are talking the talk. Next step is the Desktop Linux switch in Conservative central office George!

Meanwhile Labour and the BBC have stuck to the traditional model and struck deals with Microsoft, you can see who is on the ball ! (Sign the iPlayer petition if you have a moment)

Let's see how these policies get taken forward; elections could well be interesting once more :)