[ Thanks to Tom
Adelstein for this link. ]
The previous segments of this Linux Access in State and Local
Government series discussed government developers’ desires to share
applications with one another in the spirit of other open-source
projects. For example, Richard Brice stated, ‘I have latched onto
and am modeling all of my work after something more important than
a single software platform: the culture of the Open Source
community, the bazaar style of development and the willingness to
cooperate and collaborate openly with others. Open source offers
advantages that I just can’t pass up…’“This article discusses the need for and construction of a Web
site where Richard’s vision can become a reality. In it, we ask you
to ponder the possibilities of enhanced security and savings to
taxpayers in a world where state and local governments work
together. You might ask yourself, what if fifty states and
thousands of local governments didn’t have to buy the same
applications fifty times, a hundred times or perhaps thousands of
times…?”