Comments on: Ordnance Survey data 'will' be freed http://puffbox.com/2009/11/17/ordnance-survey-data-free/ Adventures in government, politics and open source. Mostly WordPress-related. Fri, 11 May 2012 16:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2009/11/17/ordnance-survey-data-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1169 Simon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:55:47 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1196#comment-1169 Well worth reading the Ed Parsons (ex-OS, now Google) piece: '<a href="http://www.edparsons.com/2009/11/now-why-was-that-so-difficult/" rel="nofollow">Now why was that so difficult?</a>'. Well worth reading the Ed Parsons (ex-OS, now Google) piece: 'Now why was that so difficult?'.

]]> By: Matt Wardman http://puffbox.com/2009/11/17/ordnance-survey-data-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Matt Wardman Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:39:46 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1196#comment-1168 That looks like a ryvita with no cheese. That looks like a ryvita with no cheese.

]]> By: Karma http://puffbox.com/2009/11/17/ordnance-survey-data-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Karma Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:58:10 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1196#comment-1167 Call me cynical, but OS have probably been asked to do all of this within their existing budget, and DCLG will have no responsibility for the end product. This is a public sector project after all. Look on DCLG as googly-eyed marketeers and the difference in approach makes a lot more sense. Call me cynical, but OS have probably been asked to do all of this within their existing budget, and DCLG will have no responsibility for the end product. This is a public sector project after all.

Look on DCLG as googly-eyed marketeers and the difference in approach makes a lot more sense.

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