jagged_circle @ jagged_circle @feddit.nl

Posts

3

Comments

3,775

Joined

9 mo. ago

It means that any company can take that code, modify it (as would be required every year per IRS tax changes), and resell it without being required to publish the source code changes.

What many European countries are doing is requiring the government to publish code under a copyleft license. That would allow companies to also benefit from this code to make their own tools (which they could also sell), and it would require them to publish the source code of their improvements.

Basically copyleft legally ensures collaboration. Public domain does not.

That was before copyleft was a thing. Many European governments are now requiring tax funded software to be copyleft.

There are exceptions to that law, such as the USPS. Sounds like we need to contact our legislators to get the law updated

Licensing CC0 is just subsidizing corporations at the expense of tax payers. It should be copyleft because it was funded publicly

It means that any company can take that code, modify it (as would be required every year per IRS tax changes), and resell it without being required to publish the source code changes.

What many European countries are doing is requiring the government to publish code under a copyleft license. That would allow companies to also benefit from this code to make their own tools (which they could also sell), and it would require them to publish the source code of their improvements.

Basically copyleft legally ensures collaboration. Public domain does not.

Ah, but for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage

Nah, that law was written before copyleft licenses were widespread. There are exemptions for contractors and some groups like USPS.

I'm saying that law is wrong, and it needs to be changed.

It means that any company can take that code, modify it (as would be required every year per IRS tax changes), and resell it without being required to publish the source code changes.

What many European countries are doing is requiring the government to publish code under a copyleft license. That would allow companies to also benefit from this code to make their own tools (which they could also sell), and it would require them to publish the source code of their improvements.

Basically copyleft legally ensures collaboration. Public domain does not.

CC0 = gift to corporations at the expense of taxpayers

Copyleft = everyone owns it and all derivatives, even from corporations

It means that any company can take that code, modify it (as would be required every year per IRS tax changes), and resell it without being required to publish the source code changes.

What many European countries are doing is requiring the government to publish code under a copyleft license. That would allow companies to also benefit from this code to make their own tools (which they could also sell), and it would require them to publish the source code of their improvements.

Basically copyleft legally ensures collaboration. Public domain does not.

A copyleft would absolutely be appropriate here.

It was paid for with public funds.

Yes. The US is not a democracy.

Most politicians also don't get support for >50% of their constituency

Take a picture showing that it's raining outside.

Caption the picture "it's raining"

Ugh, it's licensed CC0 public domain. Assholes.

https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file/blob/main/LICENSE

Ugh, it's licensed CC0 public domain. Assholes.

https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file/blob/main/LICENSE

What's the license?

Edit: Ugh, it's licensed CC0 public domain. Assholes.

https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file/blob/main/LICENSE

The way I usually do it is by flagging the article and asking the mods to please ban articles from this site.

Post is low effort if OP didn't bother trying to find a source that's accessible to all. It only takes a few minutes ffs

https://gizmodo.com/irs-makes-direct-file-software-open-source-after-trump-tried-to-kill-it-2000611151

What's the license?

Edit: Ugh, it's licensed CC0 public domain. Assholes.

https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file/blob/main/LICENSE

That's what people said about 9/11 before 9/11 happened

I recommend reading Blowback. The author had to adjust the forward to say "I told you so" after 9/11 happened

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalmers_Johnson#Blowback:_The_Costs_and_Consequences_of_American_Empire

You could just avoid corporate media. There's loads of great independent journalism in the West.

Is Trump trying to end the world?

Because we don't care about the negative externalities of using fossil fuels.

Corporations don't care about harming people