[SGVLUG] Open source under attack in the Senate?

[Christopher Smith]

For the record, they are pushing to use other open source products. But still... This will not end well.

--Chris

On Jul 18, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com> wrote:

> OK, that's a terrible headline, but it does seem that the Senate
> is trying to shut down government use and participation in
> one particular open source project because a commercial
> product serving the same need is available:
> 
> http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/07/nsa-accumulo-google-bigtable/
> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/07/18/0238241/nsa-mimics-google-angers-senate
> 
> Please have a read.  Maybe we should get together and write our
> senators on this.