Advancements are being made that prove open source software is becoming mainstream in the U.S. federal government, argues Brian Gentile, CEO of Jaspersoft, in a new blog post.
At this week's GOSCON Conference in Washington D.C., DoD CIO David Wennergren spoke about the new departmental understanding that open source software which manifests in commercial form is legitimate and should be considered for use, reports Gentile.
A few thoughts from Gentile:
I'm religious about efficiency and effectiveness in government, believing that strong democracies are built and reinforced through successful capitalism, which (in turn) is hindered when government is allowed to become bloated and expensive. In this sense, the government's use of open source is necessary.
Further, I've previously emphasized how the government's use of open source can act as a lighthouse of credibility that influences not only all of the public sector but spills into the private sector as well.
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