States Stand Aside as Open Source Bandwagon Rolls By
Many computer users know that if you want to save money, go open source.
Open source software is programming that is freely available on the
Internet and whose programming language -- literally the software's DNA -- is available to all users. There are open source software equivalents of nearly every professional software product on the market, most sporting the same features as their for-profit counterparts.
At first glance it would seem West Virginia state government could benefit from incorporating open source software in its computers, since it currently spends millions of dollars purchasing and paying license fees to software developers such as Microsoft.
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