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The comment above was posted to the wrong article It (apologies) it refers to the article posted on 15 Dec:
"Two countries, separated by a common IT market"

https://opensource.com/government/11/12/two-countries-separated-common-it-market

However the this article, unfortunately, makes a couple of errors, which were easy to make based on the sloppiness of the source material.

The Cabinet Office did not consult, it conducted a survey, there's a big difference, read replies to FOI here:

http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/content/view/144/90/

Moreover, for reasons that are entirely unclear, the CAbinet Offcie has quietly taken a decision to formally withdraw its definition of an open standard despite it only being a draft. More here:

http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2011/12/open-standards-rift-tears-uk-p.html

Our general reaction to all of this may be found here

http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/content/view/149/89/

and here

http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/content/view/187/1/

"This doesn't mean that the UK Cabinet Office should abandon its open source policy"

er, what open source policy?

http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2011/12/open-standards-rift-tears-uk-p.html

also

http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/content/view/149/89/