Federal Computer Week has a story covering the US Navy’s position on open source software and open standards. There are a few choice quotes from Vice Adm. Mark Edwards which show the navy understands benefit of unhindered access to information.
“The days of proprietary technology must come to an end,” he said. “We will no longer accept systems that couple hardware, software and data.”
“Above all, we must break the stovepipes of data so that we can share information across domains”
Vice Adm. Edwards is referring to innovation and cost savings which come about when they are able to share data with in the Naval organization. We applaud these forward thinking policies, and believe that these same benefits can be realized when the general citizenry has open access to information.
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