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in thread IT decisions are driven by business needs

Just because NASA doesn't sell products or services for money doesn't mean it isn't in the business of making money. It has to, every year, go forth and convince the US government to give it money in the form of a budget. It's the exact same model used by charities. Thus, the same principles of having to meet the demands of your customers apply. Your customers just happen to be different from those receiving your products/services.
My criteria for good software:
  1. Does it work?
  2. Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?
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Re^5: IT decisions are driven by business needs
by shmem (Chancellor) on Apr 14, 2007 at 20:44 UTC
    But making money is none of NASA's business! Put bluntly, if you are busy making money to buy the world, you are the (private) Federal Reserve. Making money (or better, getting US taxpayers money) is something NASA has to do in order to be able to carry on with its business.

    --shmem 

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