@not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoSomeone posted the Source Code of the IRS's Directfile on Githubgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down14cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1320arrow-down1external-linkSomeone posted the Source Code of the IRS's Directfile on Githubgithub.com@not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square20fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•1 month agoEverything the US Federal government produces is Public Domain, by law.
minus-square@chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agoSure, but you have to file FOIA and wait. It’s not truly open source.
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoPublic 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-square@chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoYou 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.