Introduction Should Include List of Other OSS Policies

[mgifford]

I do think a list of links to other gov policies would be useful. This is a brief list, but incomplete & often not quite related enough:

• https://gds-operations.github.io/guidelines/

• https://gdstechnology.blog.gov.uk/category/open-source/

• https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-design-principles

• https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/03/09/leveraging-american-ingenuity-through-reusable-and-open-source-software

• https://github.com/18F/open-source-policy/blob/master/policy.md

• https://www.finance.gov.au/archive/open-source-software/

• https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/australian-government-open-source-software-policy-2013.pdf

• https://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/open-government/new-zealand-government-open-access-and-licensing-nzgoal-framework/nzgoal-se/case-study-open-source-software-licensing/ https://webtoolkit.govt.nz/blog/2015/05/on-open-source-and-open-government/

[ljoubert]

You could add:

• https://github.com/DISIC/foss-contrib-policy-template
• https://github.com/bcgov/BC-Policy-Framework-For-GitHub

[smellems]

Great lists! :smiley:

That's the idea for the Examples sections

• https://github.com/canada-ca/Open_First_Whitepaper/blob/master/2_Open_Standards.md#examples
• https://github.com/canada-ca/Open_First_Whitepaper/blob/master/3_Open_Source_Software.md#examples
• https://github.com/canada-ca/Open_First_Whitepaper/blob/master/4_Open_Source_Code.md#examples

So splitting them up by policies/guidances that encourage adoption of Open Standards, use of OSS and distribution of code as OSS.

[tobybellwood]

More additions from Australia: https://www.dta.gov.au/standard/7-open-standards-and-common-platforms/ https://www.dta.gov.au/standard/8-make-source-code-open/