[Am-info] Government Uses Open Source Products Despite Microsoft's Protests

[Fred A. Miller]

Government Uses Open Source Products Despite Microsoft's Protests

Though Microsoft has been pressuring the Pentagon to use its products,
a study conducted by Mitre Corp. for the Department of Defense says
that open source software is often more secure than proprietary
products.  Microsoft has also complained about the government's
funding of research to secure open source software.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html

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