Theme 5: Proprietary Technology

Phase out use of proprietary technology

Other Information:

An important and prominent theme throughout the dialogue suggested that proprietary technology should not be used to present and store government information. Users recommended that the federal government use open source technology to enable more sharing of data and make content more accessible to customers. Popular ideas within this theme include:

Objective(s):

5.1: PDFs

5.2: PDF, Flash and HTML

5.3: WordPress, Open Source, and Cloud Hosting

5.4: Drupal

5.5: Open Source Platforms

5.6: Open Source Licensing

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