The Department of Defense has a much longer and more comprehensive FAQ on this same subject.
- Can the government use open source?
- Yes. See CENDI’s report on open source in government, which talks a lot about how the government works with open source licenses.
- Is Open Source secure?
- Yes, but you’re asking the wrong questions. Start with this Wikipedia article on open source software security.
- How popular is open source in government? Why aren’t we using more of it?
- Very.
- Way back in 2003, MITRE released a study on the Department of Defense’s use of open source, with some surprising results.
- Ben Balter has a list of open source projects used by the US government.
- You can read this list of government-released open source projects.
- Here’s a list of major events for open source in government.
- I put together a timeline based on these last two resources.
- How can I get started with my government program?
- You want to read the mind-boggling comprehensive evaluation guide from the inimitable Dr. David Wheeler.
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