US-DOD Makes Open Source Legitimate

FORBES.com has an informative article on the release of a DOD memo legitimizing the use of open source applications and tools. Also of interest is a foot note with this interesting news: “One more sign that Linux and the feds are getting cozy: In late April, General H. Hugh Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Red Hat’s board of directors.”

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