tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869426.post2496341229904770815..comments2024-03-25T09:15:58.430+00:00Comments on Drools & jBPM: Sandia's Jess 7.1a3 rule engine selected by Lockheed Martin for Navy's DDG 1000 destroyer shipMark Proctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304277188725220501noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869426.post-88491052242010876192008-03-30T18:04:00.000+01:002008-03-30T18:04:00.000+01:00The money side is less interesting, but the fact t...The money side is less interesting, but the fact that expert systems are being used in such a high profile project is interesting, and helps promote the use of expert systems in broader sense.Mark Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304277188725220501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869426.post-72201488687648829172008-03-30T16:45:00.000+01:002008-03-30T16:45:00.000+01:00Sandia (producer of Jess) is a fully owned subsidi...Sandia (producer of Jess) is a fully owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. So is Lockheed really paying for Jess? ;-\Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869426.post-59399336777064130322008-02-17T15:28:00.000+00:002008-02-17T15:28:00.000+00:00As I understand it, JESS is free for government us...As I understand it, JESS is free for government use, but commercial firms have to pay a (non-trivial) license fee. So, in this case, a commercial firm (Lockheed) is developing a JESS-based system for use by the government. So would there be a one-time license fee and then no license fees for the end users?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869426.post-72344740382501736292008-02-02T00:29:00.000+00:002008-02-02T00:29:00.000+00:00Here is a well known secret. All government and mi...Here is a well known secret. All government and military agencies get to use JESS for free. There isn't a military branch that isn't using JESS. Most government branches using rules are using JESS. JESS is much more popular than most people realize :)woolfelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814445471254728002noreply@blogger.com