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minus-squarejawa22linkfedilink8•14 days agoIsn’t most software made by the US government required to be open source anyway?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•13 days agoActually, it’s illegal for them to make software copyleft :( We need to change that law :(
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-213 days agoUnfortunately it’s not untrue. There are some exceptions to the law. Either NSA got an exception or their code is public domain
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•13 days agoAhahahahaha this is America we’re talking about
Isn’t most software made by the US government required to be open source anyway?
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
Ahahahahaha this is America we’re talking about