ewan-mclean
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No user record in our sample, but ewan-mclean has activity below (stories or comments). Likely we have partial data — the full bulk-load will fill profiles in.
> The broad distinction we care about within free software is copyleft vs. permissive You are exactly correct about this. 1. Open-Source is a "Marketing Program for Free-Software". You describe yourself as having the…
Fans of Free-Software believe the opposite of "closed source" is not "open-source", apparently they believe the opposite is "source available" - but how many people would agree? The USPTO denied a trademark and service…
Did anyone claim that it was `Free Software`? Does anyone ever claim that they're trying to release free-software but not FSF free-software? I think the issue is that the opposite of `closed-source` is clearly not `OSI…
So only restrictions on distribution of changes, and restrictions on licensing can be "free libre and open-source software"? Is GPL license virality a form of freedom?
So why did the OSI write this?: > While there is agreement on the broad term "open source" as meaning approximately what is captured in the Open Source Definition the term has, ironically, now become so popular that it…
> I imagine this probably also includes astroturfing to apply pressure on companies who don't go "all the way" and basically subsidise their competitors for free. I think you are exactly correct. It's deeply disturbing…
So in your view, what is the opposite of "closed source"? Is your definition the one that 99% of English speaking humans would agree with? Why should the opposite of "closed closed source" be one groups ideological…
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