- Title
- Open source and the HLA : I swear it's here somewhere
- Creator
- Pokorny, Timothy
- Date
- 2006
- Type
- Text; Conference paper
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/62052
- Identifier
- vital:1546
- Abstract
- The benefits of vibrant and active open source communities have been enjoyed in both commercial and non-commercial activities within many and varied domains. Previously the domain of altruists and enthusiasts, recent times have seen the uptake of free software grow at a significant pace. As commercial enterprises have come to accept open source software as potentially delivering numerous and substantial benefits to the products and services they provide, the number and momentum of open source efforts continues to build. While many commercial options fill the development, infrastructure and support needs that surround the HLA, the prevalence of open source software is minimal at best. Although commercial products can satisfy many needs, licensing costs remain prohibitive for small-to-medium enterprises and academic institutions. Of particular importance is the impact this can have on research activities within the domain. Where a vibrant open source community would provide a pool of resources on which research efforts could build, the current situation often requires significant effort be expended developing an environment in which the primary research can be conducted. This lack of such a resource has been conspicuous to many, and discussions surrounding community support for initiatives such as open source HLA Run-Time Infrastructures have been witnessed. Not totally devoid of any open source influence, those projects that do exist in the domain have as yet failed to reach the prevalence such endeavours often aspire to. This paper is a discussion of the current circumstances, the effect they can have and some of the efforts underway to begin addressing the problems, presented from the point of view of a research student within an academic institution.; E1
- Publisher
- Orlando, USA : Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization
- Relation
- Paper presented at the 2006 Fall SIW, Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Orlando, USA : 10th September, 2006
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- Copyright SISO
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- HLA; Open source
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