For 25 years, Carl Malamud has been fighting to make public information public
This is an important style but I find this style of journalism infuriating. It's hard to follow because there'll be a bit of information and then a transition into some unrelated background before it (hopefully) circles back to the original point.<p>It's almost like writing a college paper and having to pad out the word count.<p>Anyway, I support the straightforward principle that the law isn't the law if it's not accessible to the public.<p>The only question left is how do you fund standards development if you abolish the model (that predates the Internet) of selling copies. I suspect the answer is going to be different on a case by case basis.<p>For example, general contractors and tradesmen depending on jurisdiction need to be licensed. A mix of license fees and government funding could pay for building or fire codes.