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Mittwoch Dezember 12, 2007

"Ministry of Justice Open Source Discussion Paper"
I just became aware of the "Open Source Discussion Paper" by the Ministry of Justice of New Zealand. I found the open source policies of the Ministry of Justice in the appendix particularly interesting. Here is a quote of the first two policies:

"Policy 1: Open standards
Choose software that implements open standards wherever possible. OSS is more likely to implement open standards than proprietary software, facilitating interoperability and data transfer in and out of application data stores. But evaluation must be on a case-by-case basis, as some proprietary software has excellent support of open standards and might meet Ministry needs better than a comparable OSS product.

Policy 2: Prefer OSS
When evaluating software as part of a technical solution, preference is to be given to OSS alternatives over comparable proprietary solutions. OSS increases deployment flexibility, provides for more robust code, allows faster changes, and permits flexibility of support arrangements. Put generally, OSS avoids the risks associated with vendor lock-in, and greatly lowers the cost of adoption (though not to zero; see below). This policy does NOT override the Ministry's policy of reuse before buy/build; existing applications should not be eliminated simply because they do not include OSS components. (Ignoring OSS alternatives is a form of irrationality, but replacing working systems because they aren't built with OSS is equally irrational.)"
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