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The article closes with the question: "Does open source matter anymore?" I wouldn’t pretend to have an answer. of course. Opens Source means, always meant, dif
by weinzierl 4mo ago
The article closes with the question: "Does open source matter anymore?"
I wouldn’t pretend to have an answer. of course. Opens Source means, always meant, different things to different people.
I know what always counted for me:
1. Copyleft License
2. No CLA or Copyright assignment
3. Diverse group of contributors
I sympathize with Miguels point but it bothers me it clashes with point 3 in my list. If you hand select your contributors[1] you will never reach the diversity necessary to effectively make relicensing impossible. Without that Open Source matters less to me.
[1] I admit that controlled set of known contributors has other advantages too.
- yoyohello13 4mo agoHe is 'hand selecting' for people that show respect for others. Still plenty of room for diversity within that framework.
- phyzome 4mo ago"Diversity" doesn't mean "zero thresholds for skill or respect".