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"Neither the survey nor the analysis supports the premise that banning or seriously restricting FOSS would benefit DoD security or defensive capabilities. To the contrary, the combination of an ambiguous status and largely ungrounded fears that it cannot be used with other types of software are keeping FOSS from reaching optimal levels of use. MITRE therefore recommends that the DoD take three policy-level actions to help promote optimum DoD use of FOSS: ..." Needless to say, M$ et allies are very ticked: the MITRE report, right up front in the Executive Summary, recommends that Linux and other common Open Source programs be placed on an official "OK to use" list, thus removing any FUD from the DOD staffers who might consider OSS instead of Redmond. Bill -- Bill Horne 781 784-7287 I'm a LAN/WAN Specialist and I'm looking for a job. Please tell your friends.
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