Tim
<<Yes, spot on, although the name "Non-developmental-item" may be a bit
misleading for open source items. Yes, there is a whole lot of
development already done, which doesn't have to be re-done, but an open
source "NDI" offers to possibility of direct further development, rather
than having to treat it as a "black box" and build an interface to it
or a wrapper around it in order to extend its functionality.>>
Point taken. Non-developmental item is a term we use to refer to any software that we use in a project as a starting block of capability. That does not mean that there may not be additional development or even a complete "refactoring" of that component as the project moves along.
Thanks
DaveR
