LWN.net Logo

Who are they going to ask?

Who are they going to ask?

Posted Oct 1, 2003 3:20 UTC (Wed) by dwheeler (guest, #1216)
In reply to: Who are they going to ask? by a_hippie
Parent article: Proprietary software--banned in Boston? (News.com)

I don't know about this state's government, but many governments (and certainly the federal government) already have people whose job it is to evaluate alternatives, or have people with special limitations (can't compete, etc.) who can help them evaluate alternatives.

And if they need help evaluating products, I suggest looking at my recent paper describing how to evaluate open source software / free software (OSS/FS). It has lots of tips on how to evaluate OSS/FS programs.


(Log in to post comments)

Copyright © 2012, Eklektix, Inc.
Comments and public postings are copyrighted by their creators.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds