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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And many more - I’ve made a whole huge list. Perhaps I will even
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Open source & free software licenses were designed to correct the power imbalance that existed 30 years ago - when large companies selling proprietary software held power over their users. “Take this software for free!” the licenses said. “Fix it yourself if something breaks.”
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Replying to @sarahmei
No, the free software licenses from thirty years ago didn't say “Take this software for free!”. The only free software license from 30 years ago is the GPLv1. Have you read it? It doesn't care about price, doesn't even include the notion of "free of charge". You are confused.
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You excel at taking down people who actually know about free software. It seems to be your specialty. On the other hand, you obviously have no knowledge about the subject of licenses and are really bad at reasoning about them.
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