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

[Raymond Hettinger]

[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