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US Navy buys Linux to guide drone fleet (The Register)US Navy buys Linux to guide drone fleet (The Register)Posted Jun 12, 2012 14:34 UTC (Tue) by dashesy (subscriber, #74652)In reply to: US Navy buys Linux to guide drone fleet (The Register) by pboddie Parent article: US Navy buys Linux to guide drone fleet (The Register) Well, the address is exactly specified somewhere, so it cannot be a theft, they only perform the act of opening the attachment to an unusual form of distribution. However, since they most likely redistribute the code to their northern neighbor, there might be a problem if there is any trade secrets.
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US Navy buys Linux to guide drone fleet (The Register) Posted Jun 12, 2012 19:12 UTC (Tue) by pboddie (subscriber, #50784) [Link]
What address? In any case, the equipment remains the property of the US military at all times, at least in their eyes, so they can always claim ownership even if someone else actually has it in their possession.
You could think of it as something like a Tivo box, but without even the acknowledgement that someone else is allowed to operate the software.
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