Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Defense procurement ill-suited for open source
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| In order to fully take advantage of open-source software, Defense Department
>| agencies may need to rethink how they do procurement, said Fritz Schulz, who
>| works in the chief technology office of the Defense Information Systems
>| Agency.
> `----
>
> http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45376-1.html
One major route here is about handling internal procurement systems. In
my case, I've used external independent integrators who can bid a fully
open stack (from the chassis up) into our existing procurement system -
this actually works very well indeed.
>
> The many aspects of "non-profit"
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| I'm often asked various questions about non-profits. Many people have a
>| general idea of what "non-profit" means but very few have a specific,
>| technical understanding. This makes perfect sense. The technical
>| understanding is a legal and accounting mix, and specific to legal
>| jurisdiction as well.
> `----
>
> http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/mitchell/archives/2007/11/whats_in_a_name.html
>
> It wasn't long ago that Firefox was seen by the BSA as 'evil'/illegal because
> there is no such thing as licence holders. In the UK, BECTA has a policies
> where government cannot procure products (software), but only companies. What
> a lunacy. It's being discussed a lot at the moment.
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