choice in government software procurement: A winning strategy

Abstract

Court decisions, based largely on principles of equal protection and non-discrimination, throw out laws with preferences for open source software, demonstrating that such laws are not only bad public policy, but may also be illegal, and that neutrality and choice in software procurement is the better approach.

Citation

Sieverding, M. (2008), "choice in government software procurement: A winning strategy", Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 70-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-08-01-2008-B003