von Neumann was no open source advocate. He was actively trying to patent (some of) the ideas in the "First Draft" when the Army got wind of it. In a meeting ea

von Neumann was no open source advocate. He was actively trying to patent (some of) the ideas in the "First Draft" when the Army got wind of it. In a meeting early in 1947, von Neumann, Eckert, and Mauchly ALL got told that it was too late, because the "Draft" was considered public.