Re: Open Software & Constitutionally Protected Speech
This was not done by NASA if I recall. Rather groups were allowed to
put projects on the space shuttle. Yes they would probably still be a
good group to ask because they had to modify the code for it to work on
thier hardware. Without source this would not be possible. Linux
Journal had a nice articale or two about this.
On a similar train of thought, what about all the porters to non x86
hardware. Without source Linux would not propogate as well as it does.
Also the lack of source for crypto programs means that these apps can
not be run on my new Netwinder or someones Alpha.
Philip Hands wrote:
>
> "Peter D. Junger" <junger@samsara.law.cwru.edu> wrote:
> > Do you have any numbers on how many people use the Debian distribution
> > or parts of it? An explanation of the importance of the availability
> > of source code to software users could also be very helpful.
>
> The fact that it was deemed worthwhile enough to fly on the Space Shuttle
> probably carries some weight in the states ;-)
>
> A statement from the folks that did that project, saying why they chose Debian,
> which is bound to include source availability as a major feature (especially
> if we ask them to mention it), should help to emphasise the point.
>
> Cheers, Phil.
>
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