Vintage NASA software available

Michael Passer wrote: Not necessarily. NASA-developed software does mean it belongs to taxpayers per se, but that doesn't mean that it necessrily is public domain. Some NASA software doesn't even belong in the public domain as it wouldn't be applicable there, due to the prototypical nature of the code. Other code, like utilities and such, do have application to the public domain but there is no contract or task associated with turning the code, developed for and on a NASA project, over to the public. The impetus to make NASA code reusable was so other NASA projects could use existing code. It is THAT work that has made NASA code more easily available to the public domain. Also, NASA satellite data, though much of it is free on web sites and such, actually costs to order it and have it sent to you, etc. I have always found that interesting. I'll have to check out the fee. I suspect that that is part of the task to turn the code over as well as possible distribution cost. Eric