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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Society, 2010. ICDS '10. Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Maarten
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5805-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICDS.2010.52
