On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 06:58:32 +0000
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Britain warns US over jet software codes
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> | The UK has warned America that it will cancel its Â12bn order for
> | the Joint Strike Fighter if the US does not hand over full access
> | to the computer software code that controls the jets.
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> http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2152035/joint-strike-fighter
well why not? if one buys a website, one expects the source code, not
some cgibin compiled blob.
its should be the property of the organisation that orders the one-off
project, it is not something that is bought off the shelf, i expect the
government has put a lot of work into the specification and design of
the project, so it is IP of the buyer.
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Regards, Ed :: http://www.bsdwarez.net
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