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> Some developers use problematic open source licenses which they can then leverage for sales. But then they get vilified as “not open source enough”. There’s n
by josephcsible 4y ago
> Some developers use problematic open source licenses which they can then leverage for sales. But then they get vilified as “not open source enough”. There’s no winning there.
There aren't different degrees of open source. Either your license meets the OSD or it doesn't. What companies get vilified for is choosing licenses that are unambiguously not open source, but then trying to capitalize on the trust and goodwill associated with open source anyway.
- sneak 4y agoYeah. Open Source is about free software philosophy and freedom, not about whether the source code is public. The source code for Windows is public and available.