Obviously there's tension between releasing code and protecting security interests. Maybe it'd be better to say that public money should produce public code by

Obviously there's tension between releasing code and protecting security interests. Maybe it'd be better to say that public money should produce public code by default and we'd put the onus on agencies and elected officials to exempt projects from the requirement. Should the VA publish their record keeping software? Seems sensible. Should we publish the microcontroller code for ICBM guidance systems? I think the status quo of classifying that information is working out well enough.