- John Weathersby
John M. Weathersby, Jr. is the founder and executive director of the
Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) [http://oss-institute.org] , a U.S.-based non-profit organization whose mission is to promote adoption ofopen source software solutions within government IT environments.John is a native of Indianola, MS and graduated from Indianola Academy in 1981 and continued his education at The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and received his degree there.
Publications:
[https://www.softwaretechnews.com/stn_view.php?stn_id=42&article_id=85 DoD Software Technology News (June 2007 Vol. 10, Number 2) - Open Source Software and the Long Road to Sustainability within U.S. DoD IT System] By John M. Weathersby, Executive Director Open Source Software Institute
[http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=57 ACM: Queue Magazine - Foot in the Door] The concept of open source continues to present a quandary for many in policy-level positions. By John M. Weathersby
[http://www.chips.navy.mil/archives/02_summer/authors/index2_files/navoceano_software.htm CHIPS Magazine - Open source software permeates navoceano systems] by John Lever and John Weathersby
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