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USPS goes open-source with tracking system (GCN)

USPS goes open-source with tracking system (GCN)

Posted Jul 10, 2009 5:38 UTC (Fri) by pabs (subscriber, #43278)
In reply to: USPS goes open-source with tracking system (GCN) by jspaleta
Parent article: USPS goes open-source with tracking system (GCN)

I wonder why they weren't able to use OpenCobol.


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USPS goes open-source with tracking system (GCN)

Posted Jul 11, 2009 10:45 UTC (Sat) by ejmarkow (guest, #56170) [Link]

Good point, I'm wondering the same. OpenCobol is an excellent Open Source alternative and meets many Cobol standards. Why isn't the USPS utilizing it?

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