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ZDNet: Open Source and the Military

“One benefit many countries get from open source is a political
benefit, autonomy.

“Now that argument is becoming explicit, a matter of national
security. Boingboing reports that the UK is talking of cancelling
an order for jet fighters unless they are also given the source
code for software used in the jets…”

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Related Story:
vnunet:
Britain Warns US Over Jet Software Codes
(Mar 16, 2006)

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