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DISA Revises Software Guideline Clarifying Open Source Rules

Molly Bernhart Walker | FierceGovernmentIT | January 4, 2012

The Defense Information Systems Agency has updated the Application Security & Development Security Technical Implementation Guide, clarifying a commonly-misunderstood Defense Department policy that many saw as a hurdle to open source software use at DoD.

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DoD Thinks That Open Source Is the Bomb!

Phil Odence | Open Source Delivers | February 1, 2012

The U.S. federal government is not always the zippiest, most progressive organization in the world. With that backdrop, it is impressive to see the push being made to remove barriers to the use of open source software. Makes one proud to be an Amuhrcan! (for those who remember Lyndon B.)

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Eclipse and Java: An Open Source Trend Analysis

Bill McQuaide | Open Source Delivers | January 12, 2012

2011 was a banner year for the open source community, especially for the Eclipse Foundation, which celebrated its 10th anniversary. In that vein, I decided to look at 2011 open source project trends and compare them to popular Eclipse projects. Read More »

Linus Torvalds: Linux Succeeded Thanks to Selfishness and Trust

Leo Kelion | BBC News | June 13, 2012

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has won the Millennium Technology Prize and an accompanying cheque for 600,000 euros ($756,000; £486,000) from the Technology Academy of Finland. He was nominated for the award in recognition of the fact he had created the original Linux operating system and has continued to decide what modifications should be made to the Linux kernel - the code that lets software and hardware work together.

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Microsoft Contributes Open-Source Code to Samba

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | November 2, 2011

Freak snowstorm reported in hell. Tea party agrees Obama is the best candidate for 2012 presidential election. Microsoft submits open-source code under the GPLv3 to Samba. Those are all pretty unlikely, but Microsoft really did submit code to the Samba file server open-source project. Read More »

Open Source Health IT

Lori Mehen | Opensource.com | September 8, 2011

...These are just a couple of the reasons open source and open source software (OSS) in health care are getting more attention and recognition at important conferences. Read More »

Predictions 2012 – The View From an Open Source Foundation

Paula Hunter | Open Source Delivers | January 11, 2012

Projects aimed at improving health IT will continue to spark interest, and those funded and fostered at the government level have the best chance of widespread adoption. Some of the largest healthcare initiatives are open source, and funded at the federal level for several years to come. Thus they can ride out the financial and regulatory uncertainty currently plaguing our HC industry. I do expect that on the back end of these projects there is great commercial opportunity.

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