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Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced (calckey.world)
submitted 4 months ago by tek@calckey.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced

Switzerland mandates software source code disclosure for public sector: A legal milestone

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland

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#tech #libre

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[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I hope more governments do this, especially after how unsurprisingly shit (read: insecure) microsoft has become.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Has become? When was it ever not?

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah it's always been shit but I do think they may have been referencing how the number of exploits and malware has only gotten worse over the years