Comment on The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced
OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 2 weeks agoYou know open-source doesn’t mean publicly available. It means the person, or in this case the US government, that brought the software should have free access to the source code to edit and distribute it as they like.
So yes, the military should use something functional equivalent to open source to prevent vender lock in and to allow for external audits. They probably shouldn’t give it to Russia or make it freely available online though.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
At least not while it presents a national security risk. Once it’s largely obsolete, everything should be made public.