From the
Bozo Says A1! dept.:
IT’S RARE TO see a concept as technical as open-source software in a federal funding bill. But the House’s proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (H.R. 5658) includes language that calls for military services to consider open-source software when procuring manned or unmanned aerial vehicles.
The bill doesn’t elaborate on the use of open source, but the House Armed Services Committee report accompanying the measure (GCN.com, Quickfind 1208) clarifies lawmakers’ intentions. And although the language is confined to aerial vehicles, its implications are broader.
“The committee is concerned by the rising costs and decreasing security associated with software development for information technology systems.
gcn.comNote:
"decreasing security" to say the least
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