Sporkman
March 27th, 2009, 04:57 PM
An Open-Source Presidency
John Dragoon, 03.27.09, 06:00 AM EDT
The U.S government can save billions and foster innovation if it deploys open-source software.
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John Dragoon
President Obama has been praised and vilified for exploring the use of open-source technology. Yet touting open-source software use in the public sector is nothing new. The U.S. actually lags behind the governments of the Netherlands, Brazil and others that have effectively mandated open source over proprietary software in civil and federal government. The U.K. recently moved to favor open-source adoption while the European Commission has recommended the adoption of open source across all European Union member countries.
But the U.S. government's cautious approach to open-source software is certainly about to change, driven by the vast amount of money at stake...
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/26/open-source-software-technology-cio-network-software.html?feed=rss_technology
John Dragoon, 03.27.09, 06:00 AM EDT
The U.S government can save billions and foster innovation if it deploys open-source software.
pic
John Dragoon
President Obama has been praised and vilified for exploring the use of open-source technology. Yet touting open-source software use in the public sector is nothing new. The U.S. actually lags behind the governments of the Netherlands, Brazil and others that have effectively mandated open source over proprietary software in civil and federal government. The U.K. recently moved to favor open-source adoption while the European Commission has recommended the adoption of open source across all European Union member countries.
But the U.S. government's cautious approach to open-source software is certainly about to change, driven by the vast amount of money at stake...
http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/26/open-source-software-technology-cio-network-software.html?feed=rss_technology