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Governments Turn to Open Source Tool for Disaster Relief Management and
Planning
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| "Going the open source way can address [these] concerns and using the open
| source development model, it is possible to develop this software at a much
| reduced cost compared to pure commercial development models. Thus if there
| was a small team which was driving such a project ensuring the quality of the
| product, then it is possible to get a lot of assistance from the global IT
| community to make those systems truly exceptional.
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http://ostatic.com/blog/governments-turn-to-open-source-tool-for-disaster-relief-management-and-planning
Related:
Trinity Team Develops International Open Source Disaster Relief
Software
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| From a pedagogical perspective, the Sahana project is a
| computer science student's, and professor's, dream come
| true. Ellis notes that while open-source software is the
| hottest topic in IT today, it hasn't moved into the
| average computer science curriculum. "What appealed to us,
| as academics, is that Sahana is not a toy project, there are
| real deadlines, real customers, and it requires development
| rigor. By its nature it creates an environment where students
| are going to be more engaged and produce better-quality
| software." Damon points out that the real-world application
| of Sahana appeals to him. ?This isn't a typical computer
| science project; it will never get stale." he says,
| adding, "And how many students get to publish software
| that can potentially affect millions of people's lives?"
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http://www.trincoll.edu/AboutTrinity/News_Events/trinity_news/061013_sahana.htm
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