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Pentagon declares war on 'outdated' software buying, opens fire on open source (www.theregister.com)
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[–] miguel@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago

Yes, the pentagon, absolute shrine to intelligent choices. Like this: https://www.wired.com/1998/07/sunk-by-windows-nt/

Or https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/special-report-the-pentagons-doctored-ledgers-conceal-epic-waste-idUSBRE9AH0LU/

Or https://news.clearancejobs.com/2022/11/30/arghh-u-s-navy-has-to-pay-fine-for-committing-acts-of-software-piracy/