Foreign Policy: Beyond the Open-Source Hype

“Across the globe, politicians are embracing open-source
software with grand pronouncements and great expectations. Although
they are correct to identify potential benefits, software is far
more complicated than their talking points, and it may disappoint
those with outsized hopes.

“Governments around the world are enchanted by open-source
software. Unlike proprietary software, for which the code is kept
secret, the open-source variety can be copied, modified, and
shared…”

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