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Should the United States' New CTO Really Be a CIO?
CurtMonash writes "Barack Obama promised to appoint the United States' first Chief Technology Officer. Naturally, the blogosphere is full of discussion as to who that should be. I favor American Management Systems founder and former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti. Richard Koman thinks it should be one of the better state CTOs. John Doerr, going in a different direction, thinks it should be his partner Bill Joy. We can bandy names back and forth all month, but first a more fundamental question needs to be answered: What do we need most — a get-things-done CIO (Chief Information Officer), or a more visionary true CTO? I think it's a CIO, and based on his campaign statements it appears Obama agrees. Management of government IT is a huge, generally unsolved problem, and we need somebody deeply experienced to have a fighting chance. Of course, that doesn't preclude recruiting a visionary CTO in addition, but the highest priority is a CIO. What do you think?"
He SAYS he wants change - it wouldn't be the first time a politician lied to get elected.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." A. Carlson
It is unlikely that any government would find it easy to work with RMS.
He is not only famous for his opinions. He is also famed for sticking to his principles and a huge lack ot tact.
Isn't Stallman a gun nut anyway? Surely that makes him a republican...
I'll see your Constitution and raise you a Queen.
I think it should be Al Gore, since he invented the internet. LOL