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A group of software vendors have written an open letter to Obama, asking him to call for more open source software in government.
Mr. President, we believe the open-source industry is changing the world of software development in many of the ways you have promised to change American politics. The values of open source mirror those you promoted in your campaign: hope, change, and openness. We, the undersigned, sincerely hope that you will make the use of open-source software a key component of every new technology initiative the United States government enters into during your presidency.
The government should use free software. My tax dollars should not help lock down technology.
February 11th, 2009 at 13:40
A splened letter. I concur with its sentiments entirely!