I'm Just a Bill: Federal Open-Source Software Procurement Preference

👀 I’m Just a Bill — Open-Source Software Procurement

A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster

What is this bill?

Federal open-source software procurement preference in the 119th Congress, building on existing federal-source-code-policy (FSCP) framework.

What does it actually do?

  • Open-source preference in federal software acquisitions
  • Cooperative-class licensee eligibility
  • AGPL and similar copyleft license recognition
  • Federal-agency contributor-back-to-upstream provisions

How does this affect cooperative-class families?

Direct composing — Liana Banyan’s substrate is SSPL Free Forever · Pledge #2260. Federal procurement preference for AGPL-class software composes with the cooperative’s structural commitment to substrate availability.

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🟡 Provisional.


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