If Software Is Funded from a Public Source, Its Code Should Be Open Source

Perhaps because many free software coders have been outsiders and rebels, less attention is paid to the use of open source in government departments than in other contexts. This is a powerful reason why public funds should mean open source—or as a site created by the Free Software Foundation Europe puts it: “If it is public money, it should be public code as well”. Perhaps it’s time to drop the snobbery about open source in government and put more effort into turning it into the next huge win for the world of free software.

Source: www.linuxjournal.com