Flipping through the Nashua Telegraph last Friday, we stumbled on a Letter to the Editor that took issue with a recent classified ad for a new IT manager for the City of Nashua (N.H.). Author Jack Carroll thought the qualifications were missing a few items:Among the qualifications listed was expertise in VMS, Unix, Windows NT, Windows 95 and Microsoft Office. Conspicuous by its absence was any mention of open source systems such as Linux or Open BSD, or office applications based on open file format standards, OASIS Open Document in particular. In my opinion, this omission is unfortunate. The time is long past for ignoring the rapidly growing use in government of open standards and open source software.While open source is something most IT directors should be familiar with, we’re not sure a 669 word letter is needed to express disatisfaction over an ad that totals 173 words (including the address) is necessary. Related content news analysis FBI/IC3: Vile $5B business e-mail scam continues to breed FBI/IC3 reports over 40,000 worldwide victims and $5 billion in the latest reckoning By Michael Cooney May 08, 2017 5 mins Security news analysis Ultimate geek dream? NASA challenges you to jump on the FORTRAN bandwagon! NASA opens High Performance Fast Computing Challenge By Michael Cooney May 05, 2017 4 mins Government Open Source Enterprise Applications news analysis Fragmented, disorganized IT systems thwart feds ability to track visas DHS OIG says ineffective IT process has contributed to a backlog of more than 1.2 million visa overstay cases. By Michael Cooney May 04, 2017 5 mins Analytics Data Center Security news analysis TSA: “As you can imagine, live anti-tank rounds are strictly prohibited altogether.” TSA finds live anti-tank round in carry-on bag By Michael Cooney Apr 28, 2017 2 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe