Democratic control is more important than secrecy, in the context of government action.

The Spanish supreme court ruled that being able to understand how decisions are made by the State justified access to a software's source code. This very important ruling highlights something we tend to forget: democratic control - the possibility for citizens to check what is done by the State and to appeal - must be possible regardless of the means used, in particular digital ones.

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) published a detailed article on the topic, also making important connections with the European context: fsfe.org/news/2026/news-202602….

#democracy #digitalsovereignty

The social value of the freedom to study source code in the Spanish Court - FSFE

While copyright and licensing currently form the core legal structures that support Free Software, a September 2025 ruling from the Spanish Supreme Court p...

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