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Defense Dept. Memo Explains Open Source Policy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bureaucracy-miring-in-itself dept.

TonyStanco writes "Big news. DoD issued a policy statement leveling the playing field for Open Source. We have the memo on the Center of Open Source & Government site." The requirements listed in this memo make me think of a company policy along the lines of "You can bring your baby or toddler to work, so long as it can talk, feed itself and stick effortlessly to the ceiling like a spider." See this PDF for more information about National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Policy (NSTISSP) number 11.

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  1. Re:Eeep. Spider-babies by krystal_blade · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for that, now everytime the AC comes out at work I'm going to expect an army of spider-babies to pop out and steal my printer.

    You have an Anonymous Coward at work?

    And he somehow controls the spiders? Anonymously?

    krystal_blade... I get it, you were talking about Air Conditioning, weren't you...

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  2. Re:Baby... Spider... What? by ralphclark · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mmmmm! ... Marmite ... Peanut butter ... (gargle)

  3. Re:most important reason not to use OSS license by PhxBlue · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sorry, but this doesn't hold water. If Gore had carried his home state, Florida wouldn't have been an issue.

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