DesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoThe IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourcedwww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down13
arrow-up11.2Karrow-down1external-linkThe IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourcedwww.404media.coDesertDwellingWeirdo@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarericecake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·20 days agoMore likely they’ll just turn off or unpublish the API that it depends on.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·20 days agoIs that even available right now? Usually for this type of thing you need API keys, which are not included, nor available at all.
minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·20 days agoRecreating the API seems doable? If we can recreate dead MMO servers…
minus-squaremuusemuuse@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·20 days agoAre you comparing online game servers to the American tax system? Because I really want a ban.
minus-squarericecake@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·20 days agoWell, you probably could. Issue is that you can’t self host the IRS. If they aren’t running the service that accepts the data there isn’t much you can do.
More likely they’ll just turn off or unpublish the API that it depends on.
Is that even available right now? Usually for this type of thing you need API keys, which are not included, nor available at all.
Recreating the API seems doable? If we can recreate dead MMO servers…
Are you comparing online game servers to the American tax system? Because I really want a ban.
Well, you probably could. Issue is that you can’t self host the IRS. If they aren’t running the service that accepts the data there isn’t much you can do.