Use of Open-source software

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Dear Lancashire County Council,

I am looking to collate a list of open-source software in use across public bodies in order to promote the use of open-source software across the wider government sector.

Please could you provide me with a list of all the open-source software currently in use by your council?

Yours faithfully,

Benjamin Whitfield-Heap

Freedom of Information, Lancashire County Council

Hello,
Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000)
We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your enquiry of 2 May 22 in which you request the disclosure of information.
We can confirm that your enquiry will now be assigned to an officer who will commence a search for the information you require, and they will respond within 20 working days. Should we envisage any delays, or require more details from you, we will contact you immediately.
If you have any queries about the above, please do not hesitate to contact us, quoting ref: 2104908 (NH)

Regards

Information Governance Team
Legal, Governance & Registrars.
Lancashire County Council
www.lancashire.gov.uk
[Lancashire County Council request email]

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Freedom of Information, Lancashire County Council

Dear Mr Heap

 

Thank you for your enquiry regarding open-source software. After
conducting our initial investigation it has become clear that we need
clarification from you as Section 1(3) of the Freedom of Information Act
states that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request for
information in situations where it requires further details in order to do
so.  As such, to enable us to process your request could you clarify what
you mean/referring to by ' Open-Source Software'..?

 

Your request will now be placed on hold; if we do not receive
clarification from you by 16 May 2022  we will assume that you do not wish
to pursue your enquiry and your request will be closed as of that date.

 

Should you have any queries, or require any further assistance please do
not hesitate to contact us, quoting the above reference number.

 

Yours sincerely

On Behalf of the Information Governance Team

Lancashire County Council

T:  0300 123 6701

W: [1]www.lancashire.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

From: Benjamin Heap <[FOI #858654 email]>
Sent: 02 May 2022 16:06
To: Freedom of Information <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Use of Open-source software

 

Dear Lancashire County Council, I am looking to collate a list of
open-source software in use across public bodies in order to promote the
use of open-source software across the wider government sector. Please
could you provide me with a list of all the open-source software currently
in use by your council? Yours faithfully, Benjamin Whitfield-Heap
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Dear Freedom of Information team,

By open-source software I am referring to software whose source code is publicly available for people to inspect.

Examples of this include Facebook's React JavaScript library, the content management systems Umbraco and Drupal or the browser Firefox.

Thanks

Yours sincerely,

Benjamin Heap

Freedom of Information, Lancashire County Council

Dear Mr Heap

 

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Further to your request for information, made under the provisions of the
above Act, please see below our response.

 

Request:

 

I am looking to collate a list of open-source software in use across
public bodies in order to promote the use of open-source software across
the wider government sector. Please could you provide me with a list of
all the open-source software currently in use by your council?

 

By open-source software I am referring to software whose source code is
publicly available for people to inspect. Examples of this include
Facebook's React JavaScript library, the content management systems
Umbraco and Drupal or the browser Firefox.

 

Response:

 

Please see below information as requested.

 

Name Licence Type
.NET Framework Freeware/Open source
7-Zip Freeware/Open source
ACTWin Freeware/Open source
AD Tidy Freeware/Open source
AdExplorer Freeware/Open source
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Freeware/Open source
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Freeware/Open source
Adobe XD CC Freeware/Open source
Anaconda3 Freeware/Open source
Analysis Services OLE DB Provider for SQL Server Freeware/Open source
App-V Desktop Client Freeware/Open source
Appeon Xcelerator Freeware/Open source
ArcGIS Experience Builder Freeware/Open source
ArcGIS for AutoCAD Freeware/Open source
Archi Freeware/Open source
ArcObjects SDK for .NET Freeware/Open source
ArcReader Freeware/Open source
Audacity Freeware/Open source
AuthentIC Webpack Freeware/Open source
Auto-Section Box Freeware/Open source
Autodesk Design Review Freeware/Open source
Autodesk NavisWorks Freedom Freeware/Open source
Avery DesignPro Freeware/Open source
Awesome Video Player Freeware/Open source
Basic PAYE Tools Freeware/Open source
Bitvise SSH Client Freeware/Open source
Brady Workstation Freeware/Open source
BZ-5503 Measurement Partner Suite Freeware/Open source
Check Point SmartConsole Freeware/Open source
Chrome Freeware/Open source
Citrix Receiver Freeware/Open source
Classic Client Freeware/Open source
CloudBerry S3 Explorer Freeware/Open source
Codex QR Reader & Generator Freeware/Open source
Company Portal Freeware/Open source
Configuration Manager Support Center Freeware/Open source
Crystal Reports Runtime Freeware/Open source
CutePDF Writer Freeware/Open source
Digital Editions Freeware/Open source
DisplayLink Graphics Driver Freeware/Open source
Doors Enterprise Freeware/Open source
dqMan Freeware/Open source
DWG TrueView Freeware/Open source
DYMO Label Freeware/Open source
Dynamics CRM SDK Freeware/Open source
East-Tec ColorVeil Freeware/Open source
EasyLog USB Freeware/Open source
Eclipse (IDE for Java EE Developers) Freeware/Open source
Eltek Powersuite Freeware/Open source
EMIS Web (SDS Client) Freeware/Open source
Enterprise Site Discovery Freeware/Open source
Evocom Freeware/Open source
Examshield Freeware/Open source
Expression Encoder Freeware/Open source
F5 iRuler Freeware/Open source
FastSum Freeware/Open source
Fiddler Freeware/Open source
FileOpen Client Freeware/Open source
FileZilla Client Freeware/Open source
Firefox Freeware/Open source
FM SuccessWare Freeware/Open source
Fotosizer Freeware/Open source
Gemalto eSigner (Barclays) Freeware/Open source
Gemalto eSigner (RBS) Freeware/Open source
Gemalto eSigner Freeware/Open source
Genesys Workforce Manager Freeware/Open source
GIMP Freeware/Open source
Google Earth Freeware/Open source
Grammarly Editor Freeware/Open source
GraphicsMagick Freeware/Open source
Greenshot Freeware/Open source
HBK BZ-5503 Measurement Partner Suite Freeware/Open source
Hikvision iVMS-4200 Freeware/Open source
Hikvision VSPlayer Freeware/Open source
HP MyRoom Freeware/Open source
HSCIC Identity Agent (Rio) Freeware/Open source
HTML Help Workshop Freeware/Open source
iLO Integrated Remote Console Freeware/Open source
imail Print Client Freeware/Open source
ImgBurn Freeware/Open source
Impulse Freeware/Open source
Inkscape Freeware/Open source
InstEd Freeware/Open source
Internet Explorer Freeware/Open source
ITSO CM Reader Freeware/Open source
ITSO ISAM Reader Freeware/Open source
Jabra Direct Freeware/Open source
Java SE Freeware/Open source
JD Stuart DataLoad Freeware/Open source
JDBC Driver for SQL Developer Freeware/Open source
JXplorer Freeware/Open source
Kindle for PC Freeware/Open source
Kloeckner Cellbeam Freeware/Open source
LDAP Browser Freeware/Open source
LibreOffice Freeware/Open source
Local Administrator Password Solution Freeware/Open source
Log Parser Freeware/Open source
Log Parser Studio Freeware/Open source
LogTag Analyzer Freeware/Open source
MAPS Viewer for Pipeline Freeware/Open source
Master Data Services Addin for Excel Freeware/Open source
MasterGov Runtimes Freeware/Open source
MDI to TIFF Converter Freeware/Open source
Mendeley Reference Manager Freeware/Open source
Mersive Solstice Client Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Azure CLI Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Azure PowerShell Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Enterprise Mode Site List Manager Freeware/Open source
Microsoft OneDrive Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Power BI Desktop Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Power BI Report Buider Freeware/Open source
Microsoft PowerToys Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Silverlight Freeware/Open source
Microsoft SQL Server Freeware/Open source
Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Freeware/Open source
Modern.Gov Freeware/Open source
Moleskine Notes Freeware/Open source
mRemoteNG Freeware/Open source
MySQL WorkBench Freeware/Open source
NaturalReader Freeware/Open source
NGT Lite Freeware/Open source
Node.js Freeware/Open source
NoiseMeters dBLink Freeware/Open source
Notepad++ Freeware/Open source
Oberthur Middleware Freeware/Open source
OBS Studio Freeware/Open source
OCAD Freeware/Open source
ODBC Driver for SQL Server Freeware/Open source
OLE DB Driver for SQL Server Freeware/Open source
Oracle Client Freeware/Open source
Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) Freeware/Open source
Oracle Forms and Reports Freeware/Open source
Oracle Forms and Reports Builder Freeware/Open source
Oracle Jdeveloper Freeware/Open source
Oracle SQL Developer Freeware/Open source
Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler Freeware/Open source
Oracle VirtualBox Freeware/Open source
Oracle Workflow Builder Freeware/Open source
ORCalc Freeware/Open source
Paint.NET Freeware/Open source
PDFsam Freeware/Open source
pgAdmin 4 Freeware/Open source
PIP for Python Freeware/Open source
Plantronics Hub Freeware/Open source
Postman Freeware/Open source
Process Explorer Freeware/Open source
PuTTY Freeware/Open source
PyScripter Freeware/Open source
Python Freeware/Open source
QGIS (Quantum GIS) Freeware/Open source
R for Windows Freeware/Open source
R0DECaster Pro Freeware/Open source
Readiness Toolkit for Office Add-ins and VBA Freeware/Open source
Relay UK Freeware/Open source
ReluxDesktop Freeware/Open source
reMarkable Freeware/Open source
Remote Server Admin Tools Freeware/Open source
RStudio Freeware/Open source
SafeNet MobilePASS Freeware/Open source
SCCM Client Center Freeware/Open source
SDS Client (for EMIS Web) Freeware/Open source
Secure Browser Freeware/Open source
SharePoint Client Browser Freeware/Open source
SharePoint Designer Freeware/Open source
Siebel 2000 Thin Client for eCo Freeware/Open source
SMART Notebook Freeware/Open source
SoapUI Freeware/Open source
SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Freeware/Open source
SolarWinds TFTP Freeware/Open source
Solution Center Freeware/Open source
SourceTree (with Git for Windows) Freeware/Open source
Structural Designer Integrator for Revit 2022 Freeware/Open source
SuperPuTTY Freeware/Open source
Surpass Viewer Freeware/Open source
Syslog Viewer Freeware/Open source
Tableau Reader Freeware/Open source
Telnet Freeware/Open source
TEMPro (Trip End Model) Freeware/Open source
Tera Term Pro Freeware/Open source
TightVNC Server Freeware/Open source
TightVNC Viewer Freeware/Open source
TortoiseSVN Freeware/Open source
TraceView Freeware/Open source
Triple P Library Freeware/Open source
Unisphere Service Manager Freeware/Open source
UScan+ HD Freeware/Open source
Vibrock Freeware/Open source
Virtual Connect Support Utility Freeware/Open source
Virtual Machine Manager Console (SCVMM) Freeware/Open source
VLC Media Player Freeware/Open source
VMware vSphere Freeware/Open source
VMware vSphere PowerCLI Freeware/Open source
Vocalizer Expressive Voices Freeware/Open source
WCCTV Single View Freeware/Open source
WildPackets IP Subnet Calculator Freeware/Open source
WinDirStat Freeware/Open source
WinDock Freeware/Open source
Windows Movie Maker Freeware/Open source
Windows Terminal Freeware/Open source
WinLess Freeware/Open source
WinMerge Freeware/Open source
WinSCP Freeware/Open source
WinTopo Freeware/Open source
Wireshark Freeware/Open source
WordLive Plugin Freeware/Open source
Workrave Freeware/Open source
XPS Viewer Freeware/Open source
yEd Graph Editor Freeware/Open source
Zabbix Agent Freeware/Open source
Zoom Meetings Freeware/Open source

 

If you have any queries regarding any of the above, or you require any
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact our team.

Yours sincerely

On Behalf of the Information Governance Team

Lancashire County Council

T:  0300 123 6701

W: [1]www.lancashire.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

From: Benjamin Heap <[FOI #858654 email]>
Sent: 07 May 2022 07:42
To: Freedom of Information <[email address]>
Subject: RE: FOI Ref: 2104908/NH Clarifying requirements

 

Dear Freedom of Information team, By open-source software I am referring
to software whose source code is publicly available for people to inspect.
Examples of this include Facebook's React JavaScript library, the content
management systems Umbraco and Drupal or the browser Firefox. Thanks Yours
sincerely, Benjamin Heap -----Original Message----- Dear Mr Heap   Thank
you for your enquiry regarding open-source software. After conducting our
initial investigation it has become clear that we need clarification from
you as Section 1(3) of the Freedom of Information Act states that a public
authority is not obliged to comply with a request for information in
situations where it requires further details in order to do so.  As such,
to enable us to process your request could you clarify what you
mean/referring to by ' Open-Source Software'..?   Your request will now be
placed on hold; if we do not receive clarification from you by 16 May 2022
 we will assume that you do not wish to pursue your enquiry and your
request will be closed as of that date.   Should you have any queries, or
require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us,
quoting the above reference number.   Yours sincerely On Behalf of the
Information Governance Team Lancashire County Council T:  0300 123 6701 W:
[1][2]www.lancashire.gov.uk         From: Benjamin Heap Sent: 02 May 2022
16:06 To: Freedom of Information Subject: Freedom of Information request -
Use of Open-source software   Dear Lancashire County Council, I am looking
to collate a list of open-source software in use across public bodies in
order to promote the use of open-source software across the wider
government sector. Please could you provide me with a list of all the
open-source software currently in use by your council? Yours faithfully,
Benjamin Whitfield-Heap
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