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Re:Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router by mseebach on Monday December 09, 2013 @08:45AM (#6874232)
"OMG we're the government and everything we do is huge and unprecedented so it is impossible for us to use off-the-shelf anything and we can learn nothing from best practises" is step 0 of every failed big government project.

There's significant thawing of that attitude (and gov.uk, for their imperfections, is definitely a very positive part of the trend) but the idea is alive and well.

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Re:Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router by walshemj on Monday December 09, 2013 @09:14AM (#6874363)
Yes because a real world organization with IT systems going back 50+ years is exactly like some me to macbook and MBA start up with two men and a pantomime horse in old street.
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Re:Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router by mseebach on Monday December 09, 2013 @09:52AM (#6874511)
Yes because a hipster startup in Old Street is the only kind of non-government entity that uses computers for anything.
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Re:Choosing Go to implement the new GOV.UK router by walshemj on Monday December 09, 2013 @09:56AM (#6874532)
Well not everyone is good at it at BT is/was well before that fuckwit sales man got over promoted and fucked over Global Services good and propper.

And at least they have avoided any healthcare.gov and RBS fiascos - Though I suspect that Universal credit is going to be a real CF

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