One problem with this approach is that you need to know about the existence of the software in order to craft a FOIA request such that you can see the code, thi

One problem with this approach is that you need to know about the existence of the software in order to craft a FOIA request such that you can see the code, this can mean sending multiple FOIA requests. Combine that with the delay in fulfilling a request, on the order of months, or sometimes longer, and you could be looking at a year or more before you get the source code you were looking for.