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Public Procurement and Open Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the examining-the-future dept.

Steve writes "Open code in public procurement is an interesting take on free software and open source software in a federal or state environment. Pawlo: 'It is time that public bodies and governments look over their public procurement policies. The policy should guarantee competition, not stifle it.' Thinking of the latest Bill Gates rant this make sense."

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  1. formats by Alien54 · · Score: 3, Interesting
    isn't this why we have SMGL and HTML etcc in the first place?

    It seems that this is "merely" a matter of enforcing existing standards. But then, I am not a bureaucrat.

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    "It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"