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Source Code Dispute in Boston's Big Dig

Posted by timothy on from the taxpayers-should-demand-open-code dept.

JoshuaDFranklin writes "Boston's 'Big Dig' is famously long-running and over budget as noted before on Slashdot. But now Computerworld is reporting that a Software Ownership Battle Adds $10M to Cost of 'Big Dig'. The legal dispute was over whether Massachusetts had the right to share Transdyn source code with Honeywell, causing $2.72 million in damages and $7.2 million in costs of a four-month delay in the project."

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  1. Re:For those of us who don't live near Boston by Dahlgil · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ted Kennedy's idea. Do you need to know more?

  2. lol by Run4yourlives · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Normally, you wouldn't be saying much... but all this coming from someone who grew up in LA?!?

    Now, that's impressive.