Obamacare Federal Exchange is open source code: get it here

Federal Exchange Coders ^ | Federal Exchange Coders

[StacyinGA]

I just found out that Obamacare's Federal Exchange code is all open source and can be copied for examination and use on your own machine at GitHub

System Requirements:

Linux, Unix, Windows or Mac OS X
Ruby
RubyGems
Jekyll

[Excellence]

And people are going to post their private information to this “open source code” web portal. Just amazing. Well, count me out.

[zeugma]

Wow. A lot of disparaging comments from folks who apparently don’t use a lot of open source software. The systems that FR runs on are open source, and yet quite secure and robust. If we’re going to end up having this evil monstrosity called obamacare, I’d much rather have it built fully out there in the open.

[zeugma]

Have you seen this?

[Scotswife]

Freerepublic isn’t asking for me my SS# and isn’t linked to my IRS info

[Scotswife]

“For my” sorry, need more coffee

[Spartan302]

hack this image on to all the enrollment sites.

[jpsb]

"I’d much rather have it built fully out there in the open."

Bump, much better to have 100's of eyes looking at the code then a just couple of developers. Well vetted open source is the most secure code there is.

[jpsb]

Only one downside, DO NOT BE FOOLED BY A PRETEND SITE. If the exchanges are in fact open source then it would be fairly easy to build a counterfeit. So be careful if you go to an exchange site.

[tacticalogic]

Well vetted open source is the most secure code there is.

Provided it's vetted before it's put into production.

[ShadowAce]

[Graewoulf]

If “OBAMACARE SUBSIDY HEALTH INSURANCE TAX,” aka OSHIT, is such a good “investment,” then why isn’t Mr. Michelle Obama enrolled in OSHIT?

This is OSHIT enrollment day number THREE, Barry: tick-tock - - -

[zeugma]

Freerepublic isn’t asking for me my SS# and isn’t linked to my IRS info

Time and time again, open source software has had a proven trace record of safety and security. The majority of sites that do ask for your SS info and financial info are running on open source platforms. Apache is the most popular webserver on the planet.

[zeugma]

Provided it's vetted before it's put into production.

LOL. great point. I wonder if there is a place to submit bug reports?

Typical government crap. Ready! Fire! Aim!

[First_Salute]

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