The Dangers of Dictating Procurement

Posted by dcparris on May 19, 2006 5:25 PM EDT
The Heartland Institute; By Steven Titch 		Mail this story
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A Massachusetts directive that mandates use of an open source software format for electronic document storage marked a major victory for the open source movement. It remains to be seen, however, whether the order will benefit the state’s agencies and employees or save taxpayers money.

[This is one of the greatest pieces of misinformation I have seen to date. LXer readers can be sure they'll see my response to the author of this article posted right here on LXer Saturday morning. For now, I just want to know how this author got his position? - dcparris]

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