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Advocating Open Source Within the Gov't

Posted by Hemos on from the making-headway-within-the-powers-that-be dept.

There's an interesting piece running on Newsforge concerning advocacy of Open Source within the (US) Federal Government. The Feds, as we've talked about here before, are caught in an interesting cross fire - and based on personal experience, I can tell you that they are looking at it. Carpe Diem, folks.

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  1. Wow, no sense of humor here... by eric_aka_scooter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You guys take things so seriously, learn to laugh a little. Enjoy life. :-)

  2. Gov't Contracts by Rev.LoveJoy · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Did anyone else find the discussion about how gov't contract work really fascinating? That sucessful gov't contractors spread their contracts over multiple congressional districts as a defensive maneuver against budget cuts is a bit ... creepy.

    I realize that this is The Way Things Work, but is it right? or is it merely the propogation of a sucessful strategy?

    Myself, I'm not sure that the way to legitmize Linux in gov't is to politic it in - 'bidness' aside. Getting in front of the policital movers and shakers and presenting facts is one thing. Using that time to pork barrel your own certification company strikes me as distinctly another, regardless of whether or not this is the way things are done.

    Cheers,
    -- RLJ