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Deutsche Bank makes source code publicly available for the first time

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Re: Deutsche Bank makes source code publicly available for the first time

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I wonder if the openness of cryptocurrency and blockchain tech prompted this in any way. edit: can someone explain why I'm getting downvoted?

That + bloomberg hate + symphony's ridiculously good reception in the markets. Symphony's starting look like it could be finance's heroku/slack.

Re: Deutsche Bank makes source code publicly available for the first time

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Great move. I really believe in the "free software, free society" idea of the FSF. After this batch, I'm sure there will still be a lot left to open source, but it's definitely a big step! If we're fortunate, others will follow suit.

Germany is a great country for stuff like this. They have a relatively high share of Linux users, OpenStreetMap usage, etc. I feel like they're very critical towards their own country and don't take things for granted (not the "we're so proud of our country" idea). As a Dutchman, I like Germany.

Re: Deutsche Bank makes source code publicly available for the first time

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Get ready for a data dump of 40 year old COBOL code /s But in all seriousness, this is a great step forward in institutional software. Open up software to further progress towards standardizing an industry's software interface.

I would much prefer a bank using that over, say, Python
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