The British government has said that open source software will be adopted for public services "when it delivers best value for money," and that public services should avoid being “locked into proprietary software,” according to the BBC.
The move could reportedly save the government $900 million a year, and is part of a wave of open source moves by governments around the globe, said Simon Phipps, chief open source officer for Sun Microsystems.
"We waste a fortune on proprietary computer software because of paying for licenses and promises up front and not demanding value."