From: Mustafa Akgul (akgul@Bilkent.EDU.TR)
Date: Tue 01 Jul 2003 - 07:38:21 EEST
State Services Commission is keen on open-source
software
State Services Commissioner Michael Wintringham has written to the
heads of all
government agencies, encouraging them to consider open-source software
when
looking to acquire, upgrade or relicense software. Open-source
software makes its
source code publicly available, allowing it to be freely modified and
distributed
without raising any issues of copyright infringement.
The commissioner's letter was the direct result of recommendations
contained in a
report prepared by the State Services Commission on the use of
open-source
software in government. The report adopted a neutral position, merely
stating that
such software can provide a viable alternative to proprietary software
and should be
considered. It noted that agencies should make decisions on the use of
software
based on cost, function, interoperability and security.
Commercial software currently dominates the market. However, the
commission's
recommendation that the use of open-source software is an option
appears to
anticipate an increase in its use in the future without the need to
issue specific
guidelines or decrees. The recommendation also conforms with a growing
global
trend (see Government promotes use of open-source Linux, New bill
promotes
state use of open-source software and Open-source software given the
go ahead).
Tim Mahood, James & Wells, Auckland
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