CivSource: California’s OCIO defines, promotes open source software use

Story by CivSource Online published on 1/12/10

In 2004, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the California Performance Review, which included a section called State Operations #10 that officially unlocked the door for open source software (OSS) for state agency use. Although some agencies had been proponents of open source since the mid-nineties, the state wanted to reaffirm its use.

So last week, California’s Office of the State Chief Information Officer (OCIO) released a policy decision, establishing a governance framework for the use of open source software within state agencies and departments. Read more

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