States Stand Aside as Open Source Bandwagon Rolls By

“At first glance it would seem West Virginia state government
could benefit from incorporating open source software in its
computers, since it currently spends millions of dollars purchasing
and paying license fees to software developers such as Microsoft.
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drawbacks, and those outweigh any benefits gained from making such
a move, said Kyle Schafer, the state’s chief technology
officer.

“”We haven’t done a lot with open source,” he said. “

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