direct link to the whitepaper: <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/products/middleware/cloud-app-foundation/weblogic/dod-and-open-source-software-2012277.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.oracle.com/us/products/middleware/cloud-app-found...</a><p>Oracle argues that open source for military applications would be 1) more expensive and 2) less reliable than commercial software. The whole paper is a rehash of an old oracle whitepaper from 2009 [1]. Ironically both points are refuted by the DoDs own FAQ on Open Source Software [2]. It's noteworthy too, that the DoD has long years of experience using open source software and has published its take away lessons [3].<p>So what's the reason for Oracle to rehash its old FUD right now and picking a target that obviously knows better?<p>[1] <a href="http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/046045.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/046045.pdf</a><p>[2] <a href="http://dodcio.defense.gov/OpenSourceSoftwareFAQ.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://dodcio.defense.gov/OpenSourceSoftwareFAQ.aspx</a><p>[3] <a href="http://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/FOSS/OTD-lessons-learned-military-signed.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/FOSS/OTD-lesso...</a>