January 16, 2002
Does Publicly Funded Research Have to Result in Open Source Code?
Does Publicly Funded Research Have to Result in Open Source Code?
A debate is heating up in the academic community over whether software that is generated by publicly funded research must be released with an open source license. The Internet is one example of how releasing research code benefited the public, but the trend seems to be changing now, and universities are more likely to consider the profit opportunity. The Bayh-Dole Act paved the way for the privatization of publicly funded resources, but not everyone is happy with the results.
Posted by rshah at January 16, 2002 12:00 PM