(A bit repetitive in the context of the article, but it's more lateral)
Open source in the national interest
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| What it does do is recommend the use of open source software, open
| standards, and open source development methodologies within the DoD.
| According to the report, this is in the national interest, as it holds
| the potential to reduce software purchasing and development costs.
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| "Currently within DoD, there is no internal distribution policy or
| mechanism for DoD developed and paid for software code. By not enabling
| internal distribution, DoD creates an arbitrary scarcity of its own
| software code, which increases the development and maintenance costs
| of information technology across the Department," it states.
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| "Other negative consequences include lock-in to obsolete proprietary
| technologies, the inability to extend existing capabilities in months vs.
| years, and snarls of interoperability that stem from the opacity and
| stove-piping of information systems."
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2006/07/open_source_in.html
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