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Bob from Ohio says: the OSS is arguably just as close — setting up explosive devices and the like without being inducted in the military.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Clandestine Military Operations

The growing interest in OSS has thrown up a number of software startups that specialize in supporting OSS.

Reaping the benefits of open source

For CIOs, this development provides an alternative because the cost of buying support for OSS is usually far less than the cost of purchasing licenses for proprietary software.

Reaping the benefits of open source

William Casey – had worked in OSS during WWII, but no intelligence experience since then

Matthew Yglesias » Chief of Staff

The business model that has evolved out of OSS is an acknowledgement of where the true value lies in software.

In response to Doug Karr: Protecting Software and Customers from Counterfeiters?

OSS is an affirmation of the value of software as a contribution to a larger community.

Archive 2006-10-01

Companies whose open source practices do not enable direct interaction with the community will operate as sub-par community members and ultimately fail to meet their longer-term OSS objectives.

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While Merrill’s marauders are an interesting example, the OSS is arguably just as close — setting up explosive devices and the like without being inducted in the military.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Clandestine Military Operations

I’m deeply disappointed that a branch of the Ruby community is the source of this particular instance of the ongoing “why women are so rare in OSS” saga, but education is the only thing that can fix this.

So Now What? « Dyepot, Teapot

We must find and destroy her, declared an abrupt order issued by the Gestapo.12 The order was referring to OSS’s most decorated female F Section agent working in France, Virginia Hall.

Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs