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The intro of the text makes it look more like a cost cutting measurement. Luckily the end states that “publicly financed software developed for the public secto
by elyseum 6y ago
The intro of the text makes it look more like a cost cutting measurement. Luckily the end states that “publicly financed software developed for the public sector should be made publicly available under a Free and Open Source Software licence. If it is public money, it should be public code as well.”
- timkam 6y agoThe same statement should apply to research papers; I am happy that the EU is pushing for this as well, with considerable success.
- ken 6y agoIt sounds like it was introduced at the EU in a budgetary context, and that's how the article begins, but the party is not just looking at money. The first thing they say about it is: "Open Source Software improves transparency and trust from citizens".