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Re:If Software Is Funded from a Public Source, Its Code Shou... by rtkwe on Monday February 04, 2019 @02:10PM (#19079580)
> 5. Probably a good idea.

You probably wouldn't want their fraud detection/audit selection software published. No matter how good it is releasing it gives people a chance to better avoid detection.

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Re:If Software Is Funded from a Public Source, Its Code Shou... by dragontamer on Monday February 04, 2019 @02:17PM (#19079654)
I guess that's true.

I'm mostly thinking of it from a law-abiding citizen perspective. Maybe make some basic tests available to more easily show that I'm not making the stupid mistakes (an extra "0" somewhere or missing a digit somewhere else).

Also, anything that would more easily interface with the IRS's online submission system would be great.

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Re:If Software Is Funded from a Public Source, Its Code Shou... by swish_bob on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @05:28AM (#19084130)
That kind of depends. The software could easily be published without publishing the rules/models that are being run. While knowing what sort of parameters are available to the rules/models might make it easier to identify attacks that aren't going to be found, that's not a given.
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