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I'm all for FSF and F/OSS but I feel like we're discussing things of the past. What I think needs discussion instead is 1. what are the ethics of F/OSS in time
by tannhaeuser 8y ago
I'm all for FSF and F/OSS but I feel like we're discussing things of the past. What I think needs discussion instead is
1. what are the ethics of F/OSS in times of "the cloud"?
2. should we equip our software with additional constraints related to what kind of websites/service can and cannot be created with it (for example Open Access only, or at least freely crawlable by indie crawlers; eg I just learned GitHub blocked findx which has shut down today [1])
Rather than pontificating about traditional software licensing, I'm more concerned about your software's contribution towards software and information monopolization.
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18413684 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18413684