IO 😇@lemmy.blahaj.zone to TechnologyEnglish · 5 个月前Someone posted the Source Code of the IRS's Directfile on Githubgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1319arrow-down1external-linkSomeone posted the Source Code of the IRS's Directfile on Githubgithub.comIO 😇@lemmy.blahaj.zone to TechnologyEnglish · 5 个月前message-square20linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaregruelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 个月前Everything the US Federal government produces is Public Domain, by law.
minus-squarechemical_cutthroatlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 个月前Sure, but you have to file FOIA and wait. It’s not truly open source.
minus-squaregruelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 个月前Public Domain meets the OSI’s definition of “open source” and the FSF’s definition of “Free Software.” What you’re describing is the state of it not being published yet.
minus-squarechemical_cutthroatlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 个月前You are correct. I guess what I should have said is that this is what they want us to see, no necessarily what they are using.
Everything the US Federal government produces is Public Domain, by law.
Sure, but you have to file FOIA and wait. It’s not truly open source.
Public Domain meets the OSI’s definition of “open source” and the FSF’s definition of “Free Software.” What you’re describing is the state of it not being published yet.
You are correct. I guess what I should have said is that this is what they want us to see, no necessarily what they are using.