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Open-Source Fight Flares At Pentagon (Washington Post)

The Washington Post reports on Microsoft's efforts to head off open source software use in the U.S. Military. "But the effort may have backfired. A May 10 report prepared for the Defense Department concluded that open source often results in more secure, less expensive applications and that, if anything, its use should be expanded."
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