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The NSA Will Release 'Niagarafiles' Data Analysis Tool as Open Source

posted by janrinok on Wednesday November 26 2014, @03:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the I'd-prefer-the-data dept.

sigma writes:

A ZDNet story explains that Niagarafiles, renamed as NiFi, will be released under the Apache license. The tool, which is conceptually derived from flow-based programming, is used for automating data flows across multiple networks, even where data formats and protocols differ.

The project's lead developer, Joseph Witt, said the NSA took great pains to develop the tool in a way that would eventually allow the agency to release its source code.

"From its inception, NiFi was developed with an open source philosophy in mind and with the hopes of eventually being truly open sourced," Witt explained.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Wednesday November 26 2014, @08:16PM

    by Jeremiah Cornelius (2785) on Wednesday November 26 2014, @08:16PM (#120371) Journal

    "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?"

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  • (Score: 2) by tibman on Wednesday November 26 2014, @09:31PM

    by tibman (134) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday November 26 2014, @09:31PM (#120390)

    Which was said by an actual Nazi. Has studying the V2 made the rest of the world into Nazis with that mindset? No.

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    • (Score: 2) by JNCF on Wednesday November 26 2014, @10:51PM

      by JNCF (4317) on Wednesday November 26 2014, @10:51PM (#120411) Journal

      Actually, it was sung by a jew making fun of a Nazi. Unless...

      you don't mean...

      Tom Lehrer is a Nazi? This is news to me. It's probably news to him too; somebody should let the guy know!

      • (Score: 2) by tibman on Wednesday November 26 2014, @10:53PM

        by tibman (134) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday November 26 2014, @10:53PM (#120414)

        lol, nice. Never knew it wasn't an actual quote attributed to Braun.

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