Open Source In the National Interest

munchola writes "A new report from the Department of Defense's Advanced Systems and Concepts Office recommends that the DoD move to adopt open source software and methodologies as well as open standards in order to make the most efficient use of internal resources. According to CBR, the report states that a move to 'Open Technology Development' is not only in the U.S. national interest, but in the interests of U.S. national security. OTD incorporates open source methodologies and open standards, but also takes into account the fact that the DoD has systems that it would rather keep secret."

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Yay! :)

[Spy der Mann]

Let's have a party! Invite Linus and Stallman! :)

Bring the fireworks! :)

awesome

[eliot1785]

To: Department of Defense, Source Distribution Department
From: Kim Jong Il

To Whom It May Concern,

In accordance with the terms of the GNU General Public License, I'd like to receive a copy of the source code for your Pacific-based Ballistic Missile Defense System. I do not require it in CD form; please simply email it to me at the above address (k.il@korea-dpr.com).

Thank you for your prompt fulfillment of your obligations under the GPL.

Sincerely,
Kim Jong Il

Re:awesome

[Scarblac]

Mind you, the DOD is under no obligation to give the source to random members of the public, only those who received binaries... So he would have to wait until he got one of those missiles distributed to him first :-)