Re: [lp-ca-on] CRA rejects NETFILE developer application

[Blaise Alleyne]

On 30/07/16 11:03 PM, Stephen Paul Weber wrote:
> Well, the point is that access to the netfile servers must be guarded. Only
> applications that have been vetted by the CRA are given credentials. Giving
> out your credentials to others so that they can build modified versions of
> your software that communicate with the netfile servers is exactly what they
> *do not* want.
> 
> ‎However, this is not a new problem nor is it a software freedom problem.
> ‎It's just a bit of a pragmatic issue that any derivative work would need to
> apply for separate certification/credentials in order to be useful (assuming
> paper filing is not an option).
> 

Yeah, isn't this similar to any other free software application that needs
credentials to access some API?

Like, any free software program that needs access to an OAuth API like Twitter,
or like needing to get a developer key for YouTube to connect with something
like gPodder.

There should be a way to create a free software application that doesn't include
the credentials, but allows someone who has those credentials (from the CRA
directly) to enter and use them. right?

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