More than 30,000 people agree with the claim that 'the code of software made with tax money should be made public,' and it is possible to sign from Japan

Applications and digital systems developed by government agencies and local governments are funded by taxes, but their source code is not often made public. In order to change this situation, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE), which develops free software, has presented an open letter stating that 'the code of software created with tax money should be made public,' and is collecting signatures.

Public Money, Public Code
https://publiccode.eu/

The FSFE cites several benefits of making tax-funded software code public: 'It eliminates the need to reinvent the wheel when developing similar applications,' 'It makes it easier to share know-how in large-scale projects,' 'It makes applications available to a wider audience,' and 'It prevents people from reinventing the wheel and encourages innovation.' To achieve these goals, the group is calling on governments to 'enact laws requiring software developed for public purposes using public funds to be made public under a free and open license.'

The FSFE has prepared a signature form for supporters of the open letter, and at the time of writing, more than 32,000 signatures have been collected.

In addition, prominent open source software development organizations such as Mozilla, VideoLAN, and The Document Foundation have also signed the open letter, bringing the total number of organizations to 214.

In addition, your name and email address are required to sign, and you can also enter your country name, address, and a comment of up to 140 characters.