In late 2017, TBS posted (on GitHub) a draft white paper, ''Open First'', to inspire the new Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) in setting baselines for open standards and open source software. These standards would influence procurement, as well as the development of a digital strategy, to promote the adoption of open standards and the use of open source software. I hope 2018 will be the year we see news that the GC is adopting open standards, strongly encouraging departments to use open source software, and releasing as much code as possible under open source software licenses. | In late 2017, TBS posted (on GitHub) a draft white paper, ''Open First'', to inspire the new Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) in setting baselines for open standards and open source software. These standards would influence procurement, as well as the development of a digital strategy, to promote the adoption of open standards and the use of open source software. I hope 2018 will be the year we see news that the GC is adopting open standards, strongly encouraging departments to use open source software, and releasing as much code as possible under open source software licenses. |