From PCWorld: Is Open Source Up to Par? Just Ask the DoD

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Katherine Noyes (PCWorld)

Last week provided a significant boost to open source software in the form of survey results suggesting that such technologies have now become a norm in the business world. Now, in what's perhaps an even bigger blow to proprietary vendors, none other than the Department of Defense has weighed in with its own support for open technology.

Specifically, the DoD last week released a 68-page guide entitled, "Open Technology Development: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Military Software (PDF)," in which it seeks to "help U.S. government personnel and contractors implement open technology development (OTD) for software within government projects, particularly in defense."

---

Source:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...k_the_dod.html