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Call to tie public funding to open-source code release

Original: Ich wäre ja dafür, dass solche Förderungen an die Bedingung gebunden werden, dass der Code als # OpenSource freigegeben

A debate has emerged over whether government subsidies for software development should require that the resulting code be released as open source. One widely shared proposal argues public funding should be conditional: if a company fails to ship its product within a set period, or goes bankrupt, the funded code must be published under an open-source licence. The discussion follows reports about German developer Astragon, prompting criticism that taxpayer money can disappear into failed proprietary projects with nothing returned to the public.

Why now: Reports about developer Astragon have reignited calls for public software funding to require open-source release when projects stall or companies fail.

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• Ich wäre ja dafür, dass solche Förderungen an die Bedingung gebunden werden, dass der Code als # OpenSource freigegeben werden muss, wenn eine Veröffentlichung nicht innerhalb von ZeitraumX erfolgt bzw. der Laden pleite geht… https://www. golem.de/news/astragon-develop… · eliasp · 3

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