[Python-Dev] FINAL PROPULSION OPEN SOURCE ENGINE VARIANT FORTHE F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (original) (raw)

Raymond Hettinger python at rcn.com
Sat Jun 13 02:17:50 CEST 2009

[Matthew Wilkes]

Oh, I didn't mean they should use proprietary software, just that in my experience the kind of people who are active in open source are quite anti-war, green, etc. There are notable exceptions, but I know people who worry that their work will have military applications, and who turn down projects because of it.

I question the whole notion of using open source in military weapons. It seems like a rather basic violation of operational security. Perhaps your enemies will exploit your bugs instead of nicely reporting them and submitting patches on SourceForge ;-)

Raymond

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