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March 13, 2008 9:07 AM PDT
The US Navy just announced a bold IT policy: no more proprietary software:
"The days of proprietary technology must come to an end," [Vice Admiral Mark Edwards, deputy chief of naval operations for communications] said. "We will no longer accept systems that couple hardware, software and data."
The reasons? Innovation and cost are considered superior when delivered by open source and open standards:
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