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Amazing news. Government seems like a perfect partner for open source software now that I think about it.
by uncomputation 5y ago
Amazing news. Government seems like a perfect partner for open source software now that I think about it.
- tyingq 5y agoWith the obvious caveat of government having undue influence on things like encryption.
- _jal 5y agoFor better or worse, western governments are well past the size at which different parts find themselves in tension with other parts. Recognizing that helps understand why they act the way they do. It is entirely possible for one part of a government to want to promote use of strong crypto, while another part has a mission that essentially requires them to do the opposite. Welcome to modern statecraft in representative democracy.