Switzerland passes law requiring #OpenSource software in the public sector. "All public bodies must disclose the source code of software developed by or for them, unless precluded by third-party rights or security concerns" Well done @maemst, great work!
@webmink@meshed.cloud @maemst@swiss.social While a step in the right direction I'm worried about the unless "precluded by third-party rights or security concerns".
I would much rather see to disallow the use of software by third parties who are not willing to give their users freedom.
Also there is never a single valid security concern for not releasing your software as free software. Security and freedom are completely separated concerns. With free software it is much easier for security researchers to do their job, so keeping software secret is the real security concern.
+bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
@SuperDicq @webmink @maemst can't do vendor lock-in without mysterious third parties or security concerns.
vendor lock-in of a whole state is a limitless money printing machine. look at germanistan buying microsoft for hundreds of millions. any time you need money, deprecate the old version.
