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Open Source ftw Anonymous 03/31/15 (Tue) 09:48:33 No.51

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http://trak.in/tags/business/2015/03/30/open-source-software-mandatory-govt-offices/
>The nature of compliance will be Mandatory.
>The policy shall be applicable to all Government Organisations under the Central Governments and those State Governments that choose to adopt this policy.
>All new eGovernance applications will be considered for implementation as well as all new versions of legacy and existing applications.
>All Government Organizations, while implementing e-Governance applications and systems must include a specific requirement in Request for Proposal (RFP) for all suppliers to consider OSS along with CSS while responding.
>ncase, in certain specialized domains where OSS may not be available or in case of urgent / strategic need, Closed Source Software (CSS) may be permitted.
>All future Requests for Proposals (RFPs) of e-Governance projects shall include a mandatory clause for considering Open Source Software (OSS) as a preferred option in comparison to Closed Source Software (CSS). Suppliers will need to provide justification for exclusion of OSS in their response
>Government of India, shall actively collaborate with OSS communities in India as well as at the International level and contribute wherever appropriate.