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Switzerland mandates all software developed for the government be open sourced

Switzerland mandates software source code disclosure for public sector: A legal milestone

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland

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[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It is written like that, so that MS 365 still can be used. Some worker here go literally crazy, if they have to work with alternatives to MS 365..

[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 months ago

This is not what the law is about. They can use closed sourced software just fine.

This is a law about software developed for the Schweiz government. If they needed a new CRM system or database system for medical records, it would be open source.

And they can use Outlook to inform everyone about it without problem.

[–] Vigge93@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

While there might be some truth to that, I don't think MS 365 would qualify as "developed for the government."

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Ah, i see.. The „Security“ is used for the digital ID that is coming. Sadly, the part about Security of the ID is closed source to be "secure". Someone has to teach them that security through # obscurity is no security…