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@tek@calckey.world to Technology@lemmy.world • 11 months ago

Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced

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Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced

@tek@calckey.world to Technology@lemmy.world • 11 months ago
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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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  • John Richard
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    36•11 months ago

    And they’ll prob make it illegal for you to bypass and hide developer options because to them that means you’re hacking them.

    • Balder
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      Country: it’s illegal to have software development skills 🤡

      • @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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        36•11 months ago

        Well, in the last few years there was that guy politicians labelled a criminal because he inspected a web page and disclosed multiple amateur vulnerabilities.

        • /home/pineapplelover
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          23•11 months ago

          Sauce: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/10/missouri-gov-calls-journalist-who-found-security-flaw-a-hacker-threatens-to-sue/

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