I encourage you to read through Open Source for Government, a collaborative resource for government employees looking to participate in the open source community.
Also please feel free to fork and contribute (no technical knowledge necessary).
Open Source for Government
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TL;DR: A collaborative resource for government employees looking to participate in the open source community.
❗ Heads up! This post is archived and here for historical purposes. It may no longer be accurate or reflect my views. Proceed at your own risk.
Originally published October 9, 2012 View revision history
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