Open Source Developers Conference
Last Friday I presented a key note address at the Open Source Developers Conference at the Australian National University in Canberra. My talk covered the Australian Government Open Source Policy, and also provided some background on other AGIMO programs, and a brief overview of the international landscape in regard to Open Source. The slides from the presentation are attached. Read more
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Publication: Guide to Open Source Software
Back in March, Glenn Archer asked for feedback on the draft Guide to Open Source Software. I was very pleased with the response.
Thank you to everybody who provided feedback.
We have made some changes to the guide as a result of feedback including:
- Clarifying the focus of the guide
- Where appropriate, providing linkages between AGIMO and other government documents as well as to other open source software products.
- Highlighting the Guide to ICT Sourcing and the Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines in the document as it contains Australian Government information on procurement processes.
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Government Moves to Actively Consider the Greater Use of Open Source Software
Today I released the revised Australian Government policy on open source software. The revised policy aims to strengthen the consideration of open source software by agencies when they go through ICT software procurements. Read more
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