12 pointsby axbac3 hours ago5 comments
  • alightsoul9 minutes ago
    Interesting but there are many laws worldwide that are ambiguous or subjective, hence the reason why lawyers exist.
  • niemandhier3 hours ago
    People might not know that, since it’s mostly in French, but France has somthing similar as open source for their tax system:

    https://github.com/openfisca/openfisca-france/

  • solarkraft3 hours ago
    Also see the german parliament’s laws repository on Github: https://github.com/bundestag/gesetze
  • effnorwood3 hours ago
    It's so simple. Only a fool would pick the cup given to him. Now with stderr.
  • chrisjj2 hours ago
    > Encoded > One source of truth

    Oh dear. The one source of truth is the statute.

    • singleshot_an hour ago
      The act, really; the codified statutory law is an artifact built on top of the various acts passed into law.
      • chrisjj44 minutes ago
        Good point. Thanks.