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Comment by hermannj314 | Hacker News Reader

What's the cynical scam angle for this bill?

If agencies share code, there will be a need for coordination of changes, someone makes extra money in the process? i.e. a small contractor doesn't get the change request because only some big player can handle the complexity of a mutli-agency contract?

The government is full of cronies, this bill was passed because someone has plans to use it to screw us all over.

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I’ve heard some contractors intentionally license source code they provide in a way that it can’t be reused and if it can only if they provide it to you again, so the government basically pays for the same code over and over. Even if it’s highly reusable. Maybe this will help with that?

I'd expect some tech guys in one branch wanted access to some relevant/useable code from another branch, the other branch refused for whatever reason, and we get bickering that eventually makes its way up.

Any informed specilation on which branch wanted to use which branch's code?

Read section 4 of the law, especially the automatic exemptions. Lots of stuff isn't covered.

I have read section four. How does it connect with my comment? I'm not sure what an automatic exemption is?

I speculated this bill may feel good, but like all things in the government, was only passed because wealthy cronies have determined it is a net good for them in the long run.

What connection am I missing?

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