Abstract
It appears in the U.S. and elsewhere that many Federal agencies will face the issue of whether or not to adopt public policies that mandate or encourage that all software developed with agency funding must be open source. However, what might such policies imply for the advancement of scientific research and development in disciplines inside or outside of the science research community? Similarly, what might such policies imply for the development of new software-intensive military systems that are the product of collaborative academic scientific research and industrial development? In this presentation, I identify and compare emerging policy issues that can arise within federal science research agencies like the National Science Foundation, NIH, NASA, and Department of Energy, as well as the research and development agencies within the Department of Defense (Darpa, ONR, etc.). In addition, I identify and examine ways how U.S. policies in these areas may compare to those in Europe and elsewhere, to help identify where public policy for open source software may help/hinder national and international scientific research, as well as the development and deployment of software-intensive systems for military/defense purposes. (This is a second abstract submission by the author) |
