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Federal government is required to open source at least 20 percent of its code now: https://sourcecode.cio.gov/ https://sourcecode.cio.gov/
by mtgx 9y ago
Federal 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.