Been thinking a lot about what comes after “free software” & “open source.” Both terms were coined when the tech industry (& the world) was a very different place. I think we’ve outgrown them.
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Early thoughts: both concepts are too code-centric and too license-oriented. Many things that we think of as indispensable to modern open source projects are not included in the formal definitions. This is a good sign that we have another, as-yet-unnamed concept in play.
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Things not included in either concept include: - community building - accepting contributions from other people - ethical use of software - distribution mechanisms - governance - use of paid vs free labor
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Replying to @sarahmei
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"Ethical use of software" like when you and your coworkers at
@salesforce write code to manage concentration camps?https://twitter.com/DSA_LosAngeles/status/1166843726339039232 …Crypto Mars 👷♀️ 👷 #GiletsJaunes added,
DSA-LA 🌹Verified account @DSA_LosAngelesThis morning,@salesforce hosted a showy corporate sales pitch at the LA Convention Center w/ Tony Prophet, their “Equality Officer”.@salesforce is a core technology contractor for the concentration camps being run at the border by @customsborder@dhsgov.#salesforceworldtour pic.twitter.com/FLkj45F6lmShow this thread1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes -
What your cancel (Stallman, then FSF) campaign is all about is killing GPL and free software because it is standing in the way of the multibillion dollar company you are working for. We won't let you take over the FSF and turn the GPL into a proprietary license.
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FSFLA named the Linux-Libre 5.3 release as "Freechard". You released the Hydra, GPL hater. Be ready to get kicked back hard, you corporate ass-licker.
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