Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to

Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days ago

IRS Makes Direct File Software Open Source After Trump Tried to Kill It

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IRS Makes Direct File Software Open Source After Trump Tried to Kill It

Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to

Technology@beehaw.org · 2 days ago

The tax man won't be happy about this.

https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file

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Unfortunately it’s not untrue. There are some exceptions to the law.

Either NSA got an exception or their code is public domain

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