Socitm president rethinks open-source ‘lag’ comment
The president of the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm) has diluted his statement that open-source software development lags proprietary development by several years.
Richard Steel told ZDNet UK that a Wednesday blog post he made as president of Socitm, which aims to promote the efficient use of information technology in the public sector, may have been too strong.
“Probably ‘lags’ wasn’t the best choice of word,” Steel said on Friday. “However, in some of the areas we want to exploit — secure working, identity management, authentication, telepresence, and tablet PCs — there isn’t the product availability from open source.”
Socitm president rethinks open-source ‘lag’ comment | ZDNet.co.uk
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