Comments on: Government geeks send their bosses to open source http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/15/government-geeks-send-their-bosses-to-open-source/ A blog for the enterprise open source community Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:53:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: 451 CAOS Theory » CSI shows collaboration works, makes money http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/15/government-geeks-send-their-bosses-to-open-source/#comment-222415 451 CAOS Theory » CSI shows collaboration works, makes money Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:44:58 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/15/government-geeks-send-their-bosses-to-open-source/#comment-222415 [...] The next CSI project centers on compliance again, but it involves state and local government agencies working together to meet federal standards. This shows the benefits of collaboration extend beyond financial services and is further validation that the open source approach works for government. [...] [...] The next CSI project centers on compliance again, but it involves state and local government agencies working together to meet federal standards. This shows the benefits of collaboration extend beyond financial services and is further validation that the open source approach works for government. [...]

]]> By: Jay Lyman http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/15/government-geeks-send-their-bosses-to-open-source/#comment-95558 Jay Lyman Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:58:36 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/15/government-geeks-send-their-bosses-to-open-source/#comment-95558 That's an excellent point, Professor Nash. Thanks for posting. I think you're right, and this is a big danger for open source software in government. If a software application or system isn't working the way it is supposed to, which happens quite frequently in government, it might be too easy to blame it on open source. However, we usually see champions backing open source when it is deployed successfully in an organization. Perhaps government managers and bosses could avoid this pitfall by finding these champions and listening to them. JL That’s an excellent point, Professor Nash. Thanks for posting. I think you’re right, and this is a big danger for open source software in government. If a software application or system isn’t working the way it is supposed to, which happens quite frequently in government, it might be too easy to blame it on open source. However, we usually see champions backing open source when it is deployed successfully in an organization. Perhaps government managers and bosses could avoid this pitfall by finding these champions and listening to them.

JL

]]> By: Prof J C Nash http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/15/government-geeks-send-their-bosses-to-open-source/#comment-93966 Prof J C Nash Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:21:53 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/15/government-geeks-send-their-bosses-to-open-source/#comment-93966 Over a year ago, my colleague Jon Calof and I prepared a report for the Canadian government that focussed on the need for good training materials and small managerial case studies to help public servants employ open source software. While there is good open source software for most areas of interest in government, it does need to be matched to the users and departments. Failures will be blamed on the software rather than poor roll-out. JN Over a year ago, my colleague Jon Calof and I prepared a report for the Canadian government that focussed on the need for good training materials and small managerial case studies to help public servants employ open source software. While there is good open source software for most areas of interest in government, it does need to be matched to the users and departments. Failures will be blamed on the software rather than poor roll-out.

JN

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