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.It's almost like writing a college paper and having to pad out the word count.Anyway, I support the straightforward principle that the law isn't the law if it's not accessible to the public.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.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.