“Different interpretations of a memo from Office of Management
and Budget IT and E-Government administrator Karen Evans make this
software purchasing directive look both bad and good for open
source.“While Citizens Against Government Waste cited the memo in its
complaint that open source can be more expensive than proprietary
software, the OMB memo itself simply advises an adequate review of
all software, regardless of whether it is open source or not. A
CAGW press release states, ‘The OMB memo noted that open source
software has more complex licensing requirements, requiring review
by agency general counsel, which also adds to its costs…'”