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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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The OSI can persist in its insistence that “open source” means transferring power to the user, but if they do, I think they’re missing the larger point of their movement.
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If we want free and open source software to continue to be about giving power to individuals at the expense of companies, then it’s time for a change.
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I want to read more about the legal aspects of open source licensing - both generally in terms of what kind of case law exists, and specifically around what constitutes "distribution."
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But IANAL, so I've googled, but I don't know how to evaluate the trustworthiness of the results. I assume that in law, as in software development, there are a lot of bad takes out there.
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it would be great if "individuals" could be replaced with something collective.
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Interesting. Can you say more about that?
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i think a lot of the problem with the fsf in the past has been that while it was sort of socialist at a glance, it was ultimately rooted in a technolibertarian ethos. we need to focus on community rather than individuals or we'll make the same mistakes.
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Have you had a chance to talk to
@maybekatz about this? Might be helpful to brainstorm together :) -
I'm down if she's interested
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This will be a very powerful keynote!
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