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Open Source Software and the US Government

By Paul Miller on July 7, 2015

300px-Open_Source_Initiative_keyhole.svg_Open Source Software and the US Government:

“…it has been determined that — in general — Members and staff in the U.S. House of Representatives, when conducting official business, now have a choice between using proprietary and closed technology and open source solutions that are restriction-free, reusable and frequently more cost-effective.”

That this is news, in 2015, seems bizarre.

Next step, getting the same permission for the US Senate.

Why is there even a debate to be had?

Open source is definitely not always best. But choice has to be a good thing. Surely?

Note: the US Federal Government has been able to use open source software for a number of years. Governments in other countries, including the UK, have reached similar decisions.

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Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged congressional data coalition, open government, open source, opengov foundation, oss, sunlight foundation, tftd

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