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Software Choice Group Tells DOD Not to Use Open Source

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we-fear-change dept.

ducomputergeek writes "A group calling themselves the Initiative for Software Choice, backed by Microsoft and others, is recommending that the DOD drop plans for further adoption of Open Source software. This comes after MITRE, a defense contractor, published a report stating that not only does the Department of Defense use opensource, but is recommend on using it more. The article is at News.com and you can read it here."

3 of 410 comments (clear)

  1. Re:NEWS FLASH by Negatyfus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod this guy up, for he is a fucking genius. :)

  2. Re:NEWS FLASH by brrrrrrt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Pardon me for the tasteless equation, but "Initiative for Software Choice" sounds like the software equivalent of "Pro-choice" pro-abortion activists. It's just a nice euphemism..

  3. Re:Pharma business needs OS too! by inode_buddha · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Hey, could someone *PLEASE* mod this up as score +2, Informative? I just learned something from this that could prove very important in the future...

    (keep liability disclaimers in mind
    to stay on-topic)

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