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U.S. Governments Advised to Use Open Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the think-anyone-will-listen dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices is reporting that non-profit public policy research group, Committee for Economic Development, has released a 72-page report that takes a look at open standards, open source software, and 'open innovation.' From the article: 'The report concludes that openness should be promoted as a matter of public policy, in order to foster innovation and economic growth in the U.S. and world economies.' The full text [PDF] of the report is also available for download from the CED site."

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  1. Commie Pinko's by tradiuz · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder how many old guard politicians will be considering anything "open" and "free" to be of a Communist nature?

  2. Re:Share With Other Countries by jimcooncat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ok, then don't give me that do goody-good bullshit.

  3. Re:Open Source by Professor_UNIX · · Score: 2, Funny
    It doesn't matter how we spend the money, only that it gets spent on something, and as long as that something came from inside the country.

    Exactly. There are a lot of brainwashed free software people out there that just don't seem to understand that what's good for Microsoft is what is good for America. America isn't into manufacturing goods as much as it used to so it needs to rely on new and innovative companies like Microsoft to market technology, services, and intellectual property to remain prosperous. We should be applauding Microsoft for their success, not discouraging their growth.