NoOp wrote:
On 03/29/2008 04:51 AM, James Knott wrote:
Mello, Paul J CTR NPDC-NSTC wrote:
We would like to use Open Office in a training environment to replace
our aging MS Office suite. It must be on an approved list to be used.
The Navy has now stated that we should try to use open source software
if possible. We would have about 500 - 1000 users. Getting it approved
for NAVY use would really get the ball rolling. How bout it?
How does one get an application approved? Is there not a process where
someone in the Navy can request approval?
He is probably referring to this declaration:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151858-1.html
<partial quote>
Navy to focus only on open systems
By Peter Buxbaum
Published on March 6, 2008
The Navy will acquire only systems based on open technologies and standards.
Vice Adm. Mark Edwards, deputy chief of naval operations for
communications, broke the news March 5 to a Navy IT Day audience in
Vienna, Va., sponsored by AFCEA International.
“The days of proprietary technology must come to an end,” he said. “We
will no longer accept systems that couple hardware, software and data.”
</partial quote>
No clue as to how to get OOo on the approved list.
"Because we put them in a position of always having to catch up."
So, we can thank Microsoft for killing the Soviet Union. ;-)
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