Utility of Open Source Software in Military Systems

摘要

The MILOS (Military Systems based on Open-source Software) project was a European research program in the Eurofinder framework, attached to the CEPA 6 and co-financed by the Ministry of Defence of France and Spain. The companies involved were THALES and GMV. The MILOS project aimed to demonstrate benefits of Open Source Software in large software based military systems, by casting off constraints inherent to traditional proprietary COTS and by taking advantage of new opportunities, which occur thanks to OSS's characteristics. The goal of MILOS was to analyse the feasibility of the use of Open Source software in military systems. This paper is a brief introduction to Open Source and its possible eventual relationship with both government and military agencies.