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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 22 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Has become? When was it ever not?

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Specifically I was referencing the recent Russian cyberattack on US government servers that were/are run by microsoft. The flaw was known about for years but no one did anything about it because profit.

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