Recent DoD Guidance on Open Source Software might be a first step in breaking the cycle of failed software reuse policies

The recent guidance from the Department of Defense (DoD) issued by Deputy CIO David Wennergren (Oct. 29th) is certainly a milestone for open source software.  It states that the DoD should consider open source software on equal footing with commercial software offerings.  While this in itself is an important achievement, the guidance goes further to reference [...]