SE Linux and Open Linux Area

On June 10, 2002, the Alexis de Tocqueville Institute issued a white paper entitled "Opening the Open Source Debate." The Open Source and Free Software Communities welcome this opportunity to engage in an open, fair and frank discussion with the Washington establishment on the merits of the competing software development paradigms. CPI Accepts ADTI Debate and Rebuttal paper

President's Information Technology Advisory Committee Developing Open Source Software for High End Computing ["The PITAC believes the open source development model represents a viable strategy for producing high quality software through a mixture of public, private, and academic partnerships."] http://www.itrd.gov/pubs/pitac/pres-oss-11sep00.pdf

Security Enhanced Linux from the National Security Agency ["This version of Linux has a strong, flexible mandatory access control architecture incorporated into the major subsystems of the kernel. The system provides a mechanism to enforce the separation of information based on confidentiality and integrity requirements. This allows threats of tampering and bypassing of application security mechanisms to be addressed and enables the confinement of damage that can be caused by malicious or flawed applications."] [ "Open source software plays an increasingly important role in federal IT systems. I'm delighted the NSA's security experts are making this valuable contribution to the open source community," said Jeffery Hunker, Senior Director for Critical Infrastructure at the White House National Security Council.] http://www.nsa.gov/selinux

Open-Source Fight Flares At Pentagon Microsoft Lobbies Hard Against Free Software ["A May 10 report prepared for the Defense Department concluded that open source often results in more secure, less expensive applications and that, if anything, its use should be expanded. 'Banning open source would have immediate, broad, and strongly negative impacts on the ability of many sensitive and security-focused DOD groups to protect themselves against cyberattacks,' said the report, by Mitre Corp."] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html

A Business Case Study of Open Source Software, Mitre, July 2001 ["As a result of the open source process, highly reliable and stable software is produced. This comparative advantage, along with its percieved low price, enables Linux to attract a large user base worldwide"] http://www.mitre.org/support/papers/tech_papers_01/kenwood_software/kenwood_software.pdf

BBC News IBM signs Linux deal with Germany ["We are raising computer security by avoiding a monoculture, and we are lowering dependence on a single supplier."] http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_2023000/2023127.stm

UK Cabinet Office Analysis of the Impact of Open Source Software ["Within 5 years, 50% of the volume of the software infrastructure market could be take by OSS"] http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/documents/QinetiQ_OSS_rep.pdf