Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 4 个月前IRS Makes Direct File Software Open Source After Trump Tried to Kill Itgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1235arrow-down1external-linkIRS Makes Direct File Software Open Source After Trump Tried to Kill Itgizmodo.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 4 个月前message-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·4 个月前Isn’t most software made by the US government required to be open source anyway?
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 个月前Actually, it’s illegal for them to make software copyleft :( We need to change that law :(
minus-squarejawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 个月前That’s just untrue. The NSA even has a pretty cool repo.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 个月前Unfortunately it’s not untrue. There are some exceptions to the law. Either NSA got an exception or their code is public domain
minus-squaresecret300@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 个月前Ahahahahaha this is America we’re talking about
Isn’t most software made by the US government required to be open source anyway?
Actually, it’s illegal for them to make software copyleft :(
We need to change that law :(
That’s just untrue. The NSA even has a pretty cool repo.
Unfortunately it’s not untrue. There are some exceptions to the law.
Either NSA got an exception or their code is public domain
Ahahahahaha this is America we’re talking about