Last week was held the Government Open Source Conference 2006 in Portland, Oregon on October 12-13, 2006. The Third Annual Government Open Source Conference is set for October 2007, date and location to be announced later. The even was marked by the participation of many known names and organizations such Stuart Cohen, CEO, Open Source Development Lab; Bill Welty, CIO, State of California Air Resources Board; … A great event to share experience of Governments with Open source software, and of course prove that it is possible to solve many budget issues for purchasing softwares.
Governments around the world are today installing open source software and are using collaboration to reap the benefits of open, secure and flexible technologies. With deployments increasing and with a wildly successful debut in 2005, GOSCON has emerged as the forum for professionals around the globe to explore the opportunities associated with Linux and open source software.
Stuart Cohen, CEO, Open Source Development Lab
