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# Guidelines to open source software (according to EMBAG Art. 9)
# Guidelines to open source software (according to Article 9 EMOTA)

This repository contains **evolving drafts** of guidelines and tools to support the Federal Administration in publishing open source code. The **official and binding versions** are available in all official languages on the [Swiss Federal Chancellery website](https://www.bk.admin.ch/bk/de/home/digitale-transformation-ikt-lenkung/bundesarchitektur/open_source_software/hilfsmittel_oss.html).

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As outlined in [Article 9 EMOTA](https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2023/682/de#art_9), the Federal Administration is **principally obligated to publish its software as open source.** Each federal authority holds independent responsibility for ensuring compliance, including making the source code publicly available.


## Contributing

Contributions from the open source community and other stakeholders to these guidelines are highly valued. Have a suggestion for improvement? You can:
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4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)
5. Open a pull request

Alternatively, you can simply open an issue.
Alternatively, you can simply open an issue.

**Note:** You can also write in **German, French, or Italian** and refer to the [official language documents](https://www.bk.admin.ch/bk/de/home/digitale-transformation-ikt-lenkung/bundesarchitektur/open_source_software/hilfsmittel_oss.html) where relevant.

## Changes

When **major changes** are proposed, they undergo the Federal Chancellery’s standard review process and, upon approval, are translated and published on the [Swiss Federal Chancellery website](https://www.bk.admin.ch/bk/de/home/digitale-transformation-ikt-lenkung/bundesarchitektur/open_source_software/hilfsmittel_oss.html). The respective documents are then assigned a new version number.
When **major changes** are proposed, they undergo the Federal Chancellery’s standard review process and, upon approval, are translated and published on the [Swiss Federal Chancellery website](https://www.bk.admin.ch/bk/de/home/digitale-transformation-ikt-lenkung/bundesarchitektur/open_source_software/hilfsmittel_oss.html). The respective documents are then assigned a new version number.

**Minor changes** are incorporated regularly into the official PDF publications on the [Swiss Federal Chancellery website](https://www.bk.admin.ch/bk/de/home/digitale-transformation-ikt-lenkung/bundesarchitektur/open_source_software/hilfsmittel_oss.html).

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