Can anyone speculate as to why the NSA decided to release this? Have they released any OSS in the past?
If you run Linux, you likely have NSA OSS on your machine.
You can find their public GitHub profile at: https://github.com/nationalsecurityagency
>Why Did We Release Ghidra?
> * Improve cybersecurity tools
> * Build a community
> * Educational Use
> * Your tax dollars at work“If I go to the next capture-the-flag contest and I see some college students using Ghidra, I will be really excited” - Rob Joyce, senior cybersecurity adviser at NSA