New DoD memo on Open Source Software (David Wheeler's Blog)

reading the official memo is very nice. It does a very good job of pointing out the OSS advantages. And while it does not mandate the use of OSS software it does specify that a survey of available options should include OSS software. As the article points out, now instead of having to justify considering OSS they will have to justify _not_ considering OSS.

this is _exactly_ what many people have been asking for for many years.

It's an official level playing field to compete against proprietary software. And even better, it points out the unique strengths of OSS so they can't be glossed over