• DocumentCode
    1867389
  • Title

    FLOSS for the Canadian Public Sector: Open Democracy

  • Author

    Perry, Mark ; Margoni, Thomas

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. Compt. Sci., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    10-16 Feb. 2010
  • Firstpage
    294
  • Lastpage
    300
  • Abstract
    FLOSS generates both enthusiasm and concern. In this paper we focus on the Canadian public sector, how it could benefit from FLOSS solutions, emphasising the strong connection existing between public function and Free and Open Source models. At the same time we analyse some of the major legal concerns linked with FLOSS, to distinguish real issues from Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD).
  • Keywords
    public administration; public domain software; Canadian public sector; FLOSS; free-libre software; open source software; Business; Government; Law; Legal factors; Licenses; Open source software; Open systems; Speech; Terminology; Uncertainty; advantages for public sector; compatibility; derivative works;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Digital Society, 2010. ICDS '10. Fourth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    St. Maarten
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5805-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICDS.2010.52
  • Filename
    5432781
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1867389