Comments on: Tories publish leaked Govt IT strategy with WordPress http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/ Adventures in government, politics and open source. Mostly WordPress-related. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Beta legislation: Changing the concept of ‘leadership’? | Local Democracy http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Beta legislation: Changing the concept of ‘leadership’? | Local Democracy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:32:40 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1226#comment-1185 [...] online as a commentable document during a Public Reading Stage. A few weeks ago, the cheeky sods did the same thing with a leaked government IT strategy document – again, combining mischief with a deft understanding of what is [...] [...] online as a commentable document during a Public Reading Stage. A few weeks ago, the cheeky sods did the same thing with a leaked government IT strategy document – again, combining mischief with a deft understanding of what is [...]

]]> By: Open Source and the Draft UK Government IT Strategy | UKGovOSS - Open Source Government Community http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Open Source and the Draft UK Government IT Strategy | UKGovOSS - Open Source Government Community Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:41:49 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1226#comment-1184 [...] downloaded here from PSF while the Conservative Party has also made a copy open to comments online (powered by WordPress).  Bear in mind this is said to be an ‘early’ draft of the strategy and [...] [...] downloaded here from PSF while the Conservative Party has also made a copy open to comments online (powered by WordPress).  Bear in mind this is said to be an ‘early’ draft of the strategy and [...]

]]> By: Mark http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Mark Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:29:39 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1226#comment-1183 Hmmm, opening a Pandora's Box - are they very clear over the moral/ethical/legal differences between ripping a dvd and putting it out on a torrent without the copyright owner's consent, and ripping a pdf and putting it on the web without the copyright owner's consent? Hmmm, opening a Pandora's Box - are they very clear over the moral/ethical/legal differences between ripping a dvd and putting it out on a torrent without the copyright owner's consent, and ripping a pdf and putting it on the web without the copyright owner's consent?

]]> By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1182 Simon Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:27:21 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1226#comment-1182 If it was down, it's back up now: <a href="http://www.makeitbetter.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.makeitbetter.org.uk/</a> Comments starting to appear too, including one <a href="http://www.makeitbetter.org.uk/?p=36&cpage=1#comment-25" rel="nofollow">from the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones</a>. If it was down, it's back up now: http://www.makeitbetter.org.uk/

Comments starting to appear too, including one from the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones.

]]> By: Adrian http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1181 Adrian Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:47:19 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1226#comment-1181 Wish the link worked Wish the link worked

]]> By: Stuart http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 Stuart Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:27:17 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1226#comment-1180 "Error establishing a database connection" A lot of traffic, or have they changed their minds? "Error establishing a database connection"

A lot of traffic, or have they changed their minds?

]]> By: TrickyTree http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 TrickyTree Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:40:57 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1226#comment-1179 What kind of "consultation" states its outcomes before asking for comments? If all the commenters say "Wow, this is great!" will the Tories agree and say it doesn't need changing, or is this just a cheap political stunt? What kind of "consultation" states its outcomes before asking for comments? If all the commenters say "Wow, this is great!" will the Tories agree and say it doesn't need changing, or is this just a cheap political stunt?

]]> By: Neil Franklin http://puffbox.com/2009/12/01/conservatives-leak-gov-it-strategy-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Neil Franklin Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:26:45 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=1226#comment-1178 I feel uncomfortable that it's trying to make party-political capital out of the release in this way. Isn't it up to the people reading the document if the report fails in its' aims? We shouldn't be led to a conclusion before we've even read the paper, so it's an initial #fail from me. I feel uncomfortable that it's trying to make party-political capital out of the release in this way. Isn't it up to the people reading the document if the report fails in its' aims? We shouldn't be led to a conclusion before we've even read the paper, so it's an initial #fail from me.

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