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I think I agree that they shouldn't use "open source," but again, this confusion highlights that you have to put in work when it comes to this topic. Free Soft
by jrm4 2y ago
I think I agree that they shouldn't use "open source," but again, this confusion highlights that you have to put in work when it comes to this topic.
Free Software has the GPL, and all its related, healthy controversy. It's not perfectly clear, but it's far more battle-tested than the much more nebulous "Open source."
People who like "free software" put in work, and better understood that, to some extent, you can't have your cake and eat it too. "Open Source" is much more about a whole lot (to me, naive) wishful thinking.
(The OSI is a bunch of companies in a trenchcoat, the creators of the GPL were more principled.)
- ensignavenger 2y agoThe FSF accepts a lot more licenses than just the GPL family of licenses as free software. As for the OSI, I don't think they have ever hidden who they are, how the organization is ran, etc. https://opensource.org/about https://opensource.org/about I just noticed they are currently discussing what "Open Source AI" should mean. You can join in and add your thoughts tot he discussion.