When Disclosure is Better than Disaster | Linux Today

When Disclosure is Better than Disaster

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Michael Tiemann
Oct 23, 2007

“CNN just reported that NASA is refusing to disclose air safety
data. The topic paragraph summarizes the facts of the report:

“Anxious to avoid upsetting air travelers, NASA is withholding
results from an unprecedented national survey of pilots that found
safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur
far more frequently than the government previously recognized.

“What does this have to do with Open Source software…?”

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