Source Code Policy: Introduction for Public Comment
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Source Code Policy: Introduction for Public Comment
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Re: Source Code Policy: Introduction for Public Comment
#2Maybe appending "- Request for Public Comment" to the title would make it more descriptive.
... today the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is releasing a draft policy to improve the way custom-developed Government code is acquired and distributed moving forward. This policy is consistent with the Federal Government’s long-standing policy of ensuring that “Federal investments in IT (information technology) are merit-based, improve the performance of our Government, and create value for the American people.”2
This policy requires that, among other things: (1) new custom code whose development is paid for by the Federal Government be made available for reuse across Federal agencies; and (2) a portion of that new custom code be released to the public as Open Source Software (OSS).
We welcome your input on this innovative draft policy ...
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Re: Source Code Policy: Introduction for Public Comment
#4Maybe appending "- Request for Public Comment" to the title would make it more descriptive. ... today the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is releasing a draft policy to improve the way custom-developed Government code is acquired and distributed moving forward. This policy is consistent with the Federal Government’s long-standing policy of ensuring that “Federal investments in IT (information techno…
Unfortunately I'm seeing this too late for the edit, but thanks for the suggestion. I didn't want to hack the title per policy but I think you're right.
Re: Source Code Policy: Introduction for Public Comment
#5Here's the press release accompanying the release of the draft policy: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/03/09/leveraging-americ...
Re: Source Code Policy: Introduction for Public Comment
#6This makes a lot of sense - also makes me laugh about how many times they've previously duplicated software in different offices.
Re: Source Code Policy: Introduction for Public Comment
#7I think this an exciting policy proposal and I'm very interested to see what sort of feedback may result.
Disclaimer: Involved in the planning stages for a custom development project under contract for the Army Corps of Engineers. My personal opinion is that it qualifies for this policy and that it is a good policy moving forward. So far I have absolutely no idea of the opinions of my employer, much less the staff we are working with at the Army Corps of Engineers.