IT
Open by default
A default position favouring public release of information and source code.
Plain English
The position that information and code should be released publicly unless there is a specific reason not to.
If you’re new here
The burden of proof runs the other way from what people expect: the case has to be made for keeping something closed.
What they probably mean
“Publishing it is the starting assumption.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Bureaucracy level
Moderate · 3/5
How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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