Bulgaria goes Open Source

Stefan Mileschin · 6th July 2016, 13:43

The Bulgarian government has issued an edict demanding that all its software should be open sauce.

On the face of it, it is a brave move, not because of the technology involved, but because it cuts politicians from a lucrative source of income – bribes from software companies.

Under the amendments to the Electronic Governance Act, all software written for the government will have to be open-source and to be developed as such in a public repository.

Sadly, this does not mean that the whole country is moving to Linux and LibreOffice, neither does it mean the government will force Microsoft and Oracle to give the source code to their products. Existing contracts will still stand. What it means that whatever custom software the government procures will be visible and accessible to everyone.

http://www.techeye.net/business/bulg...es-open-source

6th July 2016, 13:43	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,578	Bulgaria goes Open Source The Bulgarian government has issued an edict demanding that all its software should be open sauce. On the face of it, it is a brave move, not because of the technology involved, but because it cuts politicians from a lucrative source of income – bribes from software companies. Under the amendments to the Electronic Governance Act, all software written for the government will have to be open-source and to be developed as such in a public repository. Sadly, this does not mean that the whole country is moving to Linux and LibreOffice, neither does it mean the government will force Microsoft and Oracle to give the source code to their products. Existing contracts will still stand. What it means that whatever custom software the government procures will be visible and accessible to everyone. http://www.techeye.net/business/bulg...es-open-source

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