[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
An analyst for NASA recommended in a recent paper that the
agency move some software development to an open-source model.“The paper, published in late April and featured on Slashdot on
Friday, argues that developing software under open-source licenses
will improve development, lead to better collaboration and enhance
efficiency.“‘We recognize that some software, because of export control,
ownership or commercialization concerns, may not be suitable for
open source,’ Patrick Moran, a staff member of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Ames Research Center, said
in the paper. ‘Nevertheless, we expect that many NASA projects
would be appropriate for, and would greatly benefit from, an
open-source distribution…'”