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Simon PhippsSwitzerland 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!
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Karl Heinz Häsliprinz@webmink lol it's all produced by third parties.
Erik Uden 🚩@webmink we need this in Germany
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It will be interesting how this is interpreted. You could argue this exception is necessary to allow the use of previously copyrighted programs and libraries, but anything new they actually have developed in the future, should be open source.
It will be interesting how this is interpreted. You could argue this exception is necessary to allow the use of previously copyrighted programs and libraries, but anything new they actually have developed in the future, should be open source.
@duckwhistle @ErikUden @webmink it's already their property of developed with public money. Making it open source does not bring magic benefits like a contributive community imho..
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Not magic no. But how many tiers of government are there, and how many instances of the lower tiers?
How many people are working for the public sector that could benefit from a repository they just have access to, without multiple councils having to approve sharing something they spent their budget on? There is opportunity here, if it's taken advantage of.
Not magic no. But how many tiers of government are there, and how many instances of the lower tiers?
How many people are working for the public sector that could benefit from a repository they just have access to, without multiple councils having to approve sharing something they spent their budget on? There is opportunity here, if it's taken advantage of.
@duckwhistle @ErikUden @webmink yes, but I definitely think that you have to add an organisational shift beyond the decree, to foster the communities around shared software
France is quite ambitious with lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr btw
France is quite ambitious with lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr btw
@duckwhistle @ErikUden @webmink this AI module could benefit the LaSuite program, aka funding and contributions in kind
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Matthias Stürmer@alexander_schoch @webmink Yes, the law was passed in 2023, but it was enforced on 1 January 2024.
@maemst @webmink Damn, that's really cool. I've been advocating for "public money, public code" at https://thealternative.ch for years now, and I didn't hear about this **for a full year**.
Martin Clausen@webmink @maemst This law does de facto not require anything. It does not obligate any public body to ensure that the source code of software developed for or by them may be disclosed. It does not even obligate them to preference such software. All it does is instruct them to disclose if nothing prevents it. Weak sauce.
tyilUnlessThis generally means everyone is just going to say "well we can't release it due to security concerns" and nothing will change. I hope Switzerland will not have this issue and will truly embrace #OpenSource, or better yet, #FreeSoftware, and encourage more European countries to do so quickly.
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@webmink this is great
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Bildungsradar@webmink @toxomat @maemst Der Blick ins Gesetz ist eher ernüchternd: https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2023/682/de#art_9
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kasperdSounds good. I am in favor of open source be a requirement for all software acquisitions by the public sector. More companies should follow that.
Now I understand that it may not be feasible to do an immediate switch in all cases. So to take that into account you can instead of a hard rule make the rule that any call for tenders must apply a 3x price penalty when comparing offers which include any closed source software components.
My reasoning behind that is that to me 2x the initial price seems like a sensible estimate on the future cost of eliminating your dependency on the closed source software once the contract ends or that software is retired.
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