If the source code is so terrible, and if we still need to rely on it, is it really such a good idea to release it as open source? How will that help? Will it make healthcare.gov more reliable? More secure? Less vulnerable? Faster?
Perhaps the source code should be audited, if only to figure out what happened to the $600,000,000, but it's not clear that that requires open sourcing the code.
Now, the taxpayers purchased the codebase and the codebase could help states that did not offer a state marketplace create one. So I am very supportive of the idea of making it available to various states. But until the thing is running relatively smoothly, I don't see open sourcing it as doing anything but delaying the rollout and making it less reliable and less secure.
Perhaps the source code should be audited, if only to figure out what happened to the $600,000,000, but it's not clear that that requires open sourcing the code.
Now, the taxpayers purchased the codebase and the codebase could help states that did not offer a state marketplace create one. So I am very supportive of the idea of making it available to various states. But until the thing is running relatively smoothly, I don't see open sourcing it as doing anything but delaying the rollout and making it less reliable and less secure.
Update: it turns out John Oliver has taken a look at the code: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2Qt...