Posted: Mon, March 19, 2007
Welsh Government Agency demonstrates Open Source best practice
by Staff Writer
By funding development to an Open Source operating system, a Welsh government agency has shown best practice in its engagement with the Open Source industry.
The Countryside Council for Wales has announced that it hired European Open Source service provider, Sirius Corporation, to extend OpenBSD's ability to work with the ever popular Cisco IOS.
The Countryside Council for Wales instructed Sirius Corporation under the government's Catalist scheme, a framework agreement designed to help public sector agencies purchase services from
established and reputable suppliers.
Sirius Corporation's close links with the OpenBSD team mean the work will be included in forthcoming versions of the operating system. OpenBSD is traditionally deployed as an enterprise-class
firewall and in internet facing systems where high security is essential. Cisco IOS is the software platform for the vast majority of Cisco routers and all its current network switches.
Gordon Ross, Network Manager, Countryside Council for Wales said: "We appointed Sirius Corporation because they were the only Catalist-approved Open Source company with the specialist
knowledge to undertake the work. As long-term OpenBSD users, we are delighted the new code will be fed back into the project itself for inclusion in future releases."
Mark Taylor, CEO, Sirius Corporation said: "There has been too much debate on how the public sector can engage with Open Source. The answer is very simple - use approved suppliers who
themselves work with the underlying Open Source projects. The debate should focus on real examples of where Open Source licenses and business models are used to the clear benefit of the
Enterprise."
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