I've heard that it is against US Government policy to require registration in order to download US Government-developed Open Source code. But I couldn't find definitive answer via 15 minutes of internet search.
Does anyone know if this is true?
US Government-written code is by law public domain and not subject to copyright; however, like any government document it isn't necessarily publicly releasable. Various restrictions exist, such as DoD-only, government-only, government-and-contractors only, US nationals only, export controlled information, etc., and such restrictions can be managed by requiring registration.
answered Jun 8 '17 at 23:11
