On Wed, 27 Dec 2006, Dean Michael Berris wrote:
In the same sense, the software's source code need not be public
information (or licensed to the general public) for the government to
procure a copy or acquire a license to use the software. But with the
FOSS bill, it's what's being made to require.
As it should. The license makes a huge difference in the value and even
useability of the software procured with public money. That is why
software with licenses that grant the freedoms given by FOSS licenses must
always be preferable.
God bless!
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