Ben Balter • 4/11/2016

The missed opportunity that is the White House Open Source Policy

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This article critiques the US federal government's proposed open source policy, which mandates only 20% of new software be released. It argues this is a missed opportunity, detailing the political, legal, and technical imperatives for open source in government to reduce costs, prevent vendor lock-in, and foster innovation.

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