MP: How open source can conquer government
News Open-source software is making headway into the UK government, but faces a major obstacle in the form of a public-sector culture that tends to stick with large companies and known systems, according to John Pugh, Liberal Democrat member of...
[June 25, 2003, 12:48]
IPod row: MPs rush to Apple's aid
News Derek Wyatt MP and John Pugh MP have both submitted amendments to an Early Day Motion (EDM) published this week that criticised Apple and urged it to "ensure that replacement [iPod] batteries are plentiful in supply and priced at a reasonable level".
[January 23, 2004, 16:30]
True Motives
Talkback John Pugh's comment is well noted: Open source has its enemies and its enemies are very close to government. They are very close to the top of governments and they are intending to stay there" Unfortunately, sometimes enemies pose as friends.
[February 28, 2007, 8:14]
MP attacks government over Microsoft policy
News John Pugh, who is MP for Southport and a member of the Public Accounts Committee, was speaking in an adjournment debate on Tuesday that he had called. The current government strategy left too much in the hands of Microsoft, Pugh argued, and he...
[October 10, 2007, 13:13]
The OSA tries to down the Eagle
Talkback Eagle, who was repeatedly asked by John Pugh MP to refute the claim that the government was giving state aid by preferencing one operating system in its provision of web and software services continued to read from a prepared statement on open...
[October 11, 2007, 14:24]
UK failing to exploit open source
News John Pugh, Liberal Democrat MP for Southport, was also active at the event, chairing several sessions. We're one of the fastest-growing UK companies but, for whatever reason, the UK is not an open market for open-source software," said John Powell...
[September 13, 2007, 11:49]
Shadow chancellor slams government over open source
News Within the UK, Osborne's thoughts are at least partly shared by John Pugh, a Liberal Democrat MP who is campaigning for greater use of open-source software in schools. Pugh brought an early day motion on the subject in November, which has...
[March 8, 2007, 12:28]
MPs: Open source faces exclusion in schools
News Nineteen MPs, led by former teacher John Pugh, are backing a parliamentary motion which claims that Becta (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency), the government's advisors on the use of ICT in education, is using outdated...
[November 27, 2006, 13:37]
Promoting Microsoft...
Talkback As Dr John Pugh MP has stated, "Microsoft is *very* close to the UK Government, and they intend to stay there". is written into his MoU with Microsoft. This is the same man who originated the term "doing a Newham" - ie the process of feigning...
[April 30, 2008, 9:47]
Becta takes Microsoft to the OFT
News The event, at Liverpool Digital, was run by the Open Schools Alliance, a campaign body supported by Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh, who has frequently criticised government support for Microsoft. Becta, the UK government's adviser on IT in schools...
[October 19, 2007, 16:44]
MP tries to level software playing field
News John Pugh said that open-source providers are often disadvantaged because they tend to be smaller firms, which are overlooked in public-sector tenders. My belief is that it's the latter," Pugh told ZDNet UK.
[November 28, 2006, 10:53]
Photos: Centre launched to promote open source
News John Pugh MP spoke at the launch, and said he was "astonished" that open source hadn't been more successful in the UK public sector. There is widespread public sector ignorance: they often do not know what you are talking about," Pugh warned...
[February 27, 2007, 12:43]
Open source vendor in schools IT supply list
Blog These were Academia Ltd, Civica Services Ltd, European Electronique, Insight Direct (UK) Ltd, Joskos Solutions Ltd, Pugh Computers Ltd, Ramesys (e-business services) Ltd, RM plc, SCC, Trustmarque Solutions, and Viglen Limited.
[September 23, 2008, 16:18]
