Switzerland mandates software source code disclosure for public sector
Switzerland mandates software source code disclosure for public sector
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.
This is a bit useless because it allows not providing the code if there are any "security concerns"
I mean realistically what did you expect? I don't think we'll see a law mandating open source for everything in any country. That would effectively lay open the complete inner workings of all agencies including any intelligence services etc, no?
I think calling it useless is detrimental for the effort since FOSS experts call it a huge step forward and it's certainly better to have this than not have it because it's „not perfect“.