Government policy makers could curb Microsoft’s monopoly, slash the government’s Y2K remediation bill and improve computer security by promoting wider use of open source software, a new study suggests. The report was conducted by NetAction, a San Francisco non-profit outfit last seen getting on Microsoft’s case in August 1998. The new white paper recommends several low-cost steps government could take to promote the use of open source software – through its purchasing policies, for example, or by publishing the source code to software that has already been developed for government use.
WHITE PAPER SAYS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE HELPS ECONOMY
