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I see the PR department is getting smarter...
by deepnotderp 9y ago
I see the PR department is getting smarter...
- mtgx 9y agoFederal government is required to open source at least 20 percent of its code now: https://sourcecode.cio.gov/ https://sourcecode.cio.gov/
- qeternity 9y agoThe cynic in me wonders which 20% we'll get. The repo linked here is pretty impressive, so I may have to eat crow. I would have expected to get every html template and vba macro ever written, instead of the value add stuff.
- skynode 9y agoMy thoughts exactly. That 20% will probably provide you with a map of Russia while you're flying over the Swiss Alps. Some things are better not learned (or known) at all than learned (or known) the wrong way.
- nl 9y agoThere are pretty big national security exemptions which the NSA could use without any question: https://sourcecode.cio.gov/Exceptions/ https://sourcecode.cio.gov/Exceptions/ That makes this effort even more commendable.
- bflesch 9y agoWow, that's great. The US being a first mover in OSS again, a pity that Germany doesn't have this.
- Animats 9y agoNSA has an offense side and a defense side, and they're not that tightly coordinated.
- tptacek 9y agoThey also have several offense sides, none of which are tightly coordinated. :)
- ganoushoreilly 9y agoAt least they merged / are merging IAD and SID, less confusion more chaos! https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/national-security-agency-plans-major-reorganization/2016/02/02/2a66555e-c960-11e5-a7b2-5a2f824b02c9_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/natio...
- miclill_kit 9y agoThat was exactly my thought as well.