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...FLOSS is about the power dynamic between users and developers. Developers rarely own the rights to their own code. It's actually about the power dynamic bet
by vannevar 6y ago
...FLOSS is about the power dynamic between users and developers.
Developers rarely own the rights to their own code. It's actually about the power dynamic between capital and users. The Golden Rule ("He who has the gold, makes the rules") is nowhere more clear than in the software industry, with its lopsided clickthrough licenses and terms of service.
- pabs3 6y agoThe first step in getting the rights to code you write is to realise that "Everything Is Negotiable". https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2016/aug/04/everything-is-negotiable/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2016/aug/04/everything-is-neg... https://sfconservancy.org/contractpatch/ https://sfconservancy.org/contractpatch/