Re: [flalug] Navy CIO 'recognizes the importance of OSS to the warfighter'

From: tom smith (atomsmitty@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 07 2007 - 15:06:40 EDT


Chad Perrin wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 04:13:48PM -0400, tom smith wrote:
>> This is a step ahead for OSS. Also, quite a cut-through of government bureaucracy.
>> Smitty
>> http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/06/06/0135204
>
> It's about time.
>
> Considering the stupidity of a lot of decisions in the Army, it always
> seemed appropriate to those of us who were on the front lines that
> Department Of the Army was DOA -- "dead on arrival". I wonder if the
> Army might come to a similar decision about open source software, though.
>
Chad,
I just interviewed John Weathersby of the OSS Institute on my radio program
today. It will be broadcast next Thursday from 9-10 a.m. at
http://www.hawkradio.com
I will have an ogg file available soon.
The Edge.
John stated that the Army is on a fast-track to adopting open source software.
They are actually moving more quickly than any other service branch in that respect.
Smitty



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