Gregory's ServerSwitzerland now requires all government software to be open source. Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source | ZDNET https://www.zdnet.com/article/switzerland-now-requires-all-government-software-to-be-open-source/
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 The government organisations publish the source code of the software ... > (...) wenn es möglich und > (...) whenever possible and reasonable and the third party rights are preserved (...) https://www.newsd.admin.ch/newsd/message/attachments/70497.pdf  @marleenstikker While nominally good news, I do wonder whether this is actually going to result in open-sourcing government systems, or whether it will be concluded that "copyright" is a "third-party right" and therefore nothing from an external vendor (ie. almost all software used) can be open-sourced. @marleenstikker Has anyone come across information whether this will also apply to public tv/radio services? This could mean a lot of interesting new toys for low budget AV DIYers like me 😃 @marleenstikker It would also prevent mischief like BBC Raven, which everyone in the AV community wants but probably won't ever get. 😪 Some context: |
@marleenstikker So no microsoft in use?