Flexion's open source commitment

Flexion has always worked differently. How we work is what distinguishes us. Our commitment to open source is part of how we create value. Open source enables long-term resilience, and the Flexion approach to development prioritizes resilience. We know that our customers may need to pivot at any moment, and we want them to be able to adapt to changing conditions.

Our competitive advantage comes from delivery expertise and proven capabilities, not from hiding code. We compete by being better at building, deploying, and supporting solutions, not by locking them down.

We're open by default

Flexion's code, architecture, and interfaces are open unless there's a reason they can't be, such as security concerns or client requirements. Once we release something as open source, it remains available under that license.

Flexion is committed to open source because open source:

• Eliminates vendor lock-in, reduces sustainability risk, and lowers total cost of ownership for our customers.
• Creates options, with the freedom to build on proven foundations.
• Allows us to redirect resources from infrastructure to the problems that matter.
• Improves quality by letting more eyes find more bugs.
• Compounds value, by allowing investment in one solution to become infrastructure that others can adopt.
• Attracts talent who value transparency and civic impact.

Openness also makes sense for the public. Publicly funded work should create reusable public infrastructure. Citizens benefit from transparency into the systems that serve them. And when agencies embrace open source, the result is higher public satisfaction with government technology.

We don't ask anyone to take our word for it. The code is there to inspect, use, and build on.