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Originally Posted by kage
>Kage you aren't Thomasew are you under a new username?
Look again. The sig pic.
>The command is very restrictive about using open source and free material.
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This means the Command will not use something that is open source if there is a possibility that it violates any law. They also won't use it if there is the possibility it could be perceived as a violation of a law. They will contact the parent company of a free product and insure that it is in fact free to use. If they get a response in writing then they love it. They are very restrictive about their usage meaning they will not flagrantly or haphazardly start using software without being very precise concerning the status of that software. In 2001 this mistake was made and it wound up costing a million in royalties. A current example is the Command having to pay for Teamspeak. Teamspeak is free off the web for non-profit use. Rather than cause difficulty by just using it, the Command talked with Teamspeak and arrived at a solution. It's crazy since the military is non-profit, but that was the case.
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>The Navy would not find free mods off the internet for their use unappealing.
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Once they are sure of the status of a mod or such then they are very happy to be able to use it. Case and point is VBS. This program is used for training and there are a ton of mods available for free. The highers are glad they are not getting pinged for a few thousand for every free mod. Many of these are available for free from the VBS website. They are officially endorsed and free for download. We wound up in totla with quitre a few mods that had they been built from scratch, would have cost together up to $100,000. There was just a very meticulous process first to verify their status.
The Command is restrictive about using open source material. But it appeals to them once the status of 'free' mods can be verified in writing.