<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">jmw <<a href="mailto:jmw@oss-institute.org">jmw@oss-institute.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">March 10, 2011 11:14:51 AM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:ossi@oss-institute.org">ossi@oss-institute.org</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[Ossi] We'd like your feedback on OSS Adoption/Usage in Government Systems</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:jmw@oss-institute.org">jmw@oss-institute.org</a><br></span></div><br>
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<h1><span style="font-weight: normal;">We'd like to get your
feedback</span></h1>
<h1><span style="font-weight: normal;">on government
adoption of open source</span></h1>
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(Thursday, March 10, 2011) As part of the Homeland Open Security
Technology (HOST) program, we are helping to study where, how and
why open source software is being used within government IT
systems.<br>
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A team led by representatives from the University of Texas at
Austin and Georgia Tech Research Institute are conducting
voluntary interviews by email and telephone of federal, state and
local government representatives who are willing to share their
experiences and insights on open source adoption within public
sector systems.<br>
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Information provided will help to identify common challenges,
solutions and resources available to public sector adopters.<br>
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We are looking for input from representatives from all branches
and levels of government and public sector, as well as those who
provide service and support for open source solutions to
government clients.<br>
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If you are interested in participating, please contact our
research team by email at: <b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:govoss-feedback@oss-institute.org">govoss-feedback@oss-institute.org</a></b>
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Specifically we're looking for:<br>
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<ul>
<li><b>END USERS</b>: People in Government who use open source
software</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>DEVELOPERS</b>: People in Government who develop open
source software as part of their official duties</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>ACQUISITION & VETTING</b>: People in Government who
deal with acquisition decisions, information assurance (IA)
vetting and/or support software</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>OPEN SECURITY</b>: Developers who have had success in
getting government approval in the open security/open source
solutions</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><b>VENDORS</b>: Vendors who provide support for Open
Security/Open Source software in government spaces</li>
</ul>
<br>
If you meet this criteria, or know someone who does, please
contact us. Our team will select a number of interview
candidates for approximately 20-30 minutes telephone interview.
Others, we will accept your stories and insights via email.<br>
<br>
Conversations can be non-attribution, if preferred. Prior to our
call, we will provide interviewees with a short list of questions
to consider.<br>
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We appreciate your consideration and hope that you can take a few
moments to share with us and others lessons that you've learned
from working with open source software within government IT.<br>
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<br>
Thanks<br>
jmw<br>
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<b>John M. Weathersby, Jr.</b><br>
Executive Director<br>
Open Source Software Institute<br>
<a href="http://oss-institute.org/" target="_new">
http://www.oss-institute.org</a><br>
H-burg: 601.427.0152<br>
WDC: 202.682.7524
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