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I wonder if source code can be requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The act only applies to the executive branch but that's still probably a lot of s
by Avshalom 17y ago
I wonder if source code can be requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The act only applies to the executive branch but that's still probably a lot of software.
- ggruschow 17y agoI was told my work could be requested under the FOIA when I programmed for the army.
- arst 17y agoI'm not sure of the details, but this may be complicated by the fact that a lot of government source code was produced by outside contractors.
- acdha 17y agoThis varies widely but our website code is definitely owned by NASA - they even run the version control system to make sure that other contractors don't "forget" to give it to them.
- adolph 17y agoYes, an example is Vista. It is electronic medical record software for the Veterans Affairs department. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VistA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VistA