Computer Business Review: Open Source in the National Interest | Linux Today

Computer Business Review: Open Source in the National Interest

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 12, 2006

“‘There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world,
and that is an idea whose time has come.’ Victor Hugo.

“So states a report from the Department of Defense’s Advanced
Systems and Concepts Office, which recommends that the DoD move to
a roadmap to adopt open source and open standards, maintaining that
such a move is not only in the US national interest, but in the
interests of US national security…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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