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First of all, the GP comment was talking about software, not hardware. Something made by the military to be consumed by only them probably doesn't need to be o
by schwartzworld 4y ago
First of all, the GP comment was talking about software, not hardware.
Something made by the military to be consumed by only them probably doesn't need to be open sourced. Same thing as if you write a program for yourself that only you use. Once something is intended to be consumed by the public, it should absolutely be open sourced. Voting machine software, tax filing software, etc.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoWhat about software that simulates hardware? That's a thing. I agree though, I just don't think it's an absolute rule. Voting machines and other stuff that the public uses probably should be.
- pabs3 4y agoJust because military software isn't released publicly, doesn't mean it shouldn't be open source (the OSI definition, not the "public source" definition).