New Open Source law in Switzerland
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Switzerland has enacted the "Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfilment of Governmental Tasks" (EMBAG), establishing a mandatory requirement for open source software within public sector bodies.
  • refalo
    7·
    5 months ago

    Does “for the government” also include software used by the government?

    I would assume a very large portion of software used by the government was not developed explicitly for it.

    • ballmerpeaking
      6·
      5 months ago

      Most likely only “for”. Still, a great step in the right direction.