I think it&#x27;s interesting, too, the tail end &quot;If I did it again I might have used OpenStack&quot; and the fact that OpenStack has some early roots in NASA&#x27;s open source efforts.<p>Also, I find the 18F Open Source Policy [1], which I saw in a recent HN topic elsewhere, seems like a good &quot;default stance&quot; for government use of open source and reiterates some of the same points in the article, and maybe we&#x27;ll see some of that attitude prevail in the end.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;18F&#x2F;open-source-policy&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;policy.md" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;18F&#x2F;open-source-policy&#x2F;blob&#x2F;master&#x2F;policy...</a>