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minus-squarejawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·7 days agoIsn’t most software made by the US government required to be open source anyway?
minus-squaresecret300@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 days agoAhahahahaha this is America we’re talking about
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoActually, it’s illegal for them to make software copyleft :( We need to change that law :(
minus-squarejawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoThat’s just untrue. The NSA even has a pretty cool repo.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 days agoUnfortunately it’s not untrue. There are some exceptions to the law. Either NSA got an exception or their code is public domain
Isn’t most software made by the US government required to be open source anyway?
Ahahahahaha this is America we’re talking about
Actually, it’s illegal for them to make software copyleft :(
We need to change that law :(
That’s just untrue. The NSA even has a pretty cool repo.
Unfortunately it’s not untrue. There are some exceptions to the law.
Either NSA got an exception or their code is public domain