US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
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Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#2Floating points.... Floating points everywhere!
Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#3Wow, this is great. I hope it prevents another contractor-related debacle like healthcare dot gov.
Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#4If this actually works, wow
Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#5It seems like they've cut a wide swath for (probably) exempting the most interesting of the software that could have been developed in the open.
> Applicable exceptions are as follows:
> The release of the item is restricted by another statute or regulation, such as the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulation, or the laws and regulations governing classified information;
> The release of the item would compromise national security, confidentiality, or individual privacy;
> The release of the item would create an identifiable risk to the stability, security, or integrity of the agency’s systems or personnel;
> The release of the item would compromise agency mission, programs, or operations; or
> The CIO believes it is in the national interest to exempt publicly releasing the work.
Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#6I hope this includes voting software.
Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#7It exempts prior work from this clause though it says it encourages vendors to adhere to it. I have a hard time seeing that anything really interesting will be ever released because it will likely have national security exemptions in it and like taxes many companies will find a way to avoid it.
Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#8It seems like they've cut a wide swath for (probably) exempting the most interesting of the software that could have been developed in the open. > Applicable exceptions are as follows: > The release of the item is restricted by another statute or regulation, such as the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulation, or the laws and regulations governing classified information; > The…
I agree with your comment, but I think it will be easier to pass this right now with some wide exemptions and potentially expand it somewhere down the line.
Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#9Looking forward to https://github.com/nationalsecurityagency/PRISM et al
Re: US government commits to publish publicly financed software under FOSS licenses
#10I hope this includes voting software.
In general the US Federal government does not operate polls. The various local governments operate elections while abiding Federal and State laws and regulations. In practice, the highest level where software standards are promulgated is state governments and there only some states and with variation among them.