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While I find this news somewhat disturbing considering a military goes against some of the ideals of open source software, the benefits will hopefully be great.



I'll bite: how is the military against the ideals of open source?


Completely devoid of politics: A military is based on force; open source is based on consent. That is a fundamental philosophical gap.




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