NH HB418: Live free software or die.
Congratulations to New Hampshire, whose newly passed HB418 now requires the consideration of open source software, and promotes open data standards. This bill r...
Tag: Open Source Software
GPL, LGPL, BSD, Apache, and friends.
Open Source for America responds to the draft “Shared First” policy
Embracing the open source approach, though, and using it to encourage sharing between agencies, departments, other governments, and the general public is the pu...
Symantec explains why proprietary software is dangerous
Someone stole Symantec’s source code five years ago. Since that time, the only people who knew about the exploits were Symantec and the bad guys. So when ...
GOSCON: Climbing the Mountain
The Government Open Source Conference, masterfully curated by Deb Bryant and the good people at the Oregon State University Open Source Lab, is one of my favori...
DOD Open Technology Development Guide Released!
The DOD’s second Open Technology Development Roadmap has been released: “Open Technology Development: Lessons Learned and Best Practices“. It&...