cross-posted from: https://calckey.world/notes/9vqj8p6pgj4ra31t
Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced
Switzerland mandates software source code disclosure for public sector: A legal milestone
cross-posted from: https://calckey.world/notes/9vqj8p6pgj4ra31t
Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced
Switzerland mandates software source code disclosure for public sector: A legal milestone
From an rational standpoint is makes sense to demand the code to be open for security reasons. The license isn’t as important as it can still be browsed through. Nevertheless, libre software encourages further development which can also further improve the security of the product.
Security is also bolstered by people reviewing the code and finding bugs which they can report as opposed to relying solely on a companies in-house developers which is usually a bad idea as we can see by microsoft’s current level of security.
Sure. That’s what I meant by that :)