Project Roon ≡ A developer’s [mis] take? ≡ Giles Smith

Quote from BBC.co.uk
Tom Watson MP, minister for digital engagement, said open source software would be on a level playing field with proprietary software such as Windows.
Open source software will be adopted “when it delivers best value for money”, the government said.
It added that public services should where possible avoid being “locked into proprietary software”.
It is [...]

Tags: british government, digital engagement, open source, proprietary, software

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BMW is looking pioneer a move away from proprietary systems used for in-car entertainment systems, allowing developers to build plug and play applications especially for their cars. This could be extremely good news for the open source community and another ‘notch in the bed post’ in the fight against closed source systems.
When a manufacturer or [...]

Tags: apple, bmw, car, developer, entertainment, ipod, open source, proprietary, software

Categories: IT, Tech & Internet