Open-source and 'shareware' software: development models for marine use

摘要

Free or 'shareware' software often has the stigma of being non-professional, but with the advent of the internet as a distribution and online collaboration tool, much free yet semi-professional software being developed is available for anyone to download and use. In this article, Ing Martijn van Engeland and John A MacSween, from Henry Abram Ltd, review a selection being developed for marine applications.