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Vermont Adopts Open Source Software Policy
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| The policy says the Vermont Department of
| Information and Innovation and other
| departments should look at open source
| solutions as part of the procurement
| process, and are directed to calculate the
| total cost of ownership for an open source
| system, including "fixed costs (direct
| purchases and licensing) and operational
| costs for support, testing, upgrades,
| maintenance and training," as part of the
| procurement process.
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| Tucker told Government Technology that the
| idea for a policy began last summer, when
| as deputy CIO he originated a process for
| examining open source because there weren't
| any existing guidelines. So when Tucker
| became CIO late last year, he convened a
| council that met several times and gave
| input on the new policy.
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http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/747966
On the other hand:
Are we about to lose?
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| I don't have the expertise to fully comprehend
| these NPRMs that were recently issued, but did
| spend the last few hours reading large chunks
| of all three. The area they cover is huge, and
| I fear open source and small EHRs are about to
| lose big, and big corporate EHRs are about to
| get total lock-in courtesy of our government.
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http://linuxmednews.com/1267575030
Recent:
Vermont releases Gateway as an open source project.
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| The Vermont Department of Taxes Gateway Team is sharing this development
| work in hopes that it will help other states accomplish their goals
| while reducing costs for everyone.
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http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/9780.html#7071360026112428426
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