srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian) (06/18/91)
I have a paper available that poses about 120 questions dealing with
the economic, social, management and legal aspects of software resue and
repositories. Many of the questions deal with issues discussed in this
area, and should be of some interest.
To obtain a copy, send me your e-mail address for an ASCII text
version of the paper, or a snail-mail address for a paper version.
BTW, I publish a directory that lists the titles to over 9,000 computer
programs available in source code form from the government and universities,
all applications stuff, way beyond most of the stuff floating over nets. My
general observation is that the government and universities are extremely
incompetent when it comes to software technology transfer, to the point of
extreme apathy. There is so much stuff out there available for people to put
into their archives, it is a national disgrace how poorly it is being
handled. The government spends over a billion dollars a year on software
development, and ZERO on offering a guide to its location.
My opinion on Congressional bills to improve these state of affairs
is that their sponsors (more specifically their staff) do not understand the
practical problems of information technology transfer, and are led to
believe that throwing money at more hardware (NREN) will solve our problems.
Gregory Aharonian
Source Translation & Optimization
srctran@world.std.com