Affordances of Good vs Evil

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The role of open source must be examined in war. Is open source military technology good, or does it help the enemy? Open access means open access to both sides - and would that actually help? Clearly we would be helping the enemy, and simple logic says that we should not aid the enemy directly. If we don't work open source (ie, eliminating all kinds of coordination and competitive waste) - we are losing out on efficiencies, exchanging energy required for secrecy for actual progress. Does this loss of efficiency make up for the greater advantage on the battlefield? And can open source be maintained, by including certain specific principles of open collaboration amongst the good side? And can even the good energy and good results embodied in open source convert the other side to walk over to the good side?

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