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I think this is great. Maybe the code won't be reused, but it adds another dimension to governmental transparency, which is always a good thing. Furthermore, an
by Declanomous 10y ago
I think this is great. Maybe the code won't be reused, but it adds another dimension to governmental transparency, which is always a good thing. Furthermore, any code produced by the government is effectively being produced for the American people. We should have access to the code to use as we see fit.
I wonder how this will affect bids for government software projects? Will companies be upset that they have to open-source their software? Regardless of whether an individual agency will use it, I can see the initiative saving time and money, since programmers will know they can just find what they need in a repository. If there is one thing you can count on, it's programmers and government employees being lazy.
- cpfohl 10y agoI'm thinking this will probably not extend to the majority of code produced. Intuitively, I'm guessing the military produces the most code of any branch of the government. And I'm not sure i believe that we should all have access to that code to use as we see fit.
- Declanomous 10y agoI don't know which branch produces the most code, but military wouldn't be a bad bet I guess. I can see the downsides though, like somebody publishing code with keys or credentials in it. That seems like a fairly likely error.