Open Source Government: good-will needed

Every Government is supposed to function for the benefit of its citizens, delivering services that help economic growth and enable social activities. Since IT is just a cost center, and considering the possible multiplying effects, many see Open Source as the natural choice.

Good willGood will by mricon

Looking at the North-American experiences, or European ones, I am wondering what did they miss, and how possibly the new ones could eventually be really successful.

Matt calls for leadership, I think that first we need politicians with good-will, willing to put their intellectual potential to work for the overall desires of the general public.

What do you think?

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5 Response to “Open Source Government: good-will needed”


  1. 1 Roberto Galoppini

    David A. Wheeler forwarded me the following links:

    Here’s a new article, “Open Source Software (OSS) in U.S. Government Acquisitions

    It’s a very-lightly-revised version of the essay published in Software Tech News, Vol. 10, No. 2, and there are many other interesting articles here in Software Tech News.

    — David A. Wheeler

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Roberto has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, and has spent the last 10 years working in the intersection of open source software and business development. Roberto has taken an active interest in different open source projects and organizations, he also served on some advisory boards, and helped large IT vendors, open source vendors and customers to design and deploy their open source strategies. He works at SourceForge, and opinions expressed here don't necessarily represent employer's positions, strategies, or opinion.