DoD Open Source Policy Statement Released [LWN.net]

From:		<tony@egovos.org>
To:		<stanco@gwu.edu>, <tony@egovos.org>
Subject:		DoD Open Source Policy Statement Released
Date:		Tue, 3 Jun 2003 05:21:18 -0400 (EDT)

Hi,

The DoD made its first official statement about Open Source and put it on
a level playing with proprietary. Fear was they would ban at least the
GPL, so this is a very big win. The memo is at the Center of Open Source &
Government site [www.egovos.org].

Also, the Center of Open Source & Government has been working on the
CommonCriteria/NIAP evaluation and informing the legal community about the
licenses, so the listed hurdles are not as big as they may first appear.

Best regards,

Tony Stanco
Founding Director
The Center of Open Source & Government
http://www.eGovOS.org
tony@egovos.org

Associate Director
Open Source and eGovernment
Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute
George Washington University
[NSA Center of Excellence in Information Assurance]
2033 K Street, NW, Suite 340
Washington, DC 20006
tel        202-994-5513
fax       202-994-5505
http://www.cpi.seas.gwu.edu
Stanco@gwu.edu

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DoD Open Source Policy Statement Released

Posted Jun 4, 2003 19:51 UTC (Wed) by Baylink (guest, #755) [Link]

Direct link to the [2 page PDF] memo.

I concur: this memo suggests that the DoD isn't concerned about the license as long as their other conditions are met, and I find that perfectly reasonable, myself.