LWN.net: "Some government entities put up fierce resistance to free software because they do not want to run afoul of ethics laws that prohibit them from accepting gifts — if free software has value, then government officials are not allowed to receive the code without paying for it."
government officialsWill the DTV Transition Sink or Swim?Extremetech Thu, 03/26/2009 - 16:45
The DTV transition – take two – is about three months away, and government officials gathered on Capitol Hill Thursday to assure Congress that its programs are on track. |
