Ben RamseyNov 30, 2024

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If you could summarize your personal open source philosophy in a single post, what would it be?

No debating or arguing anyone’s philosophy; do that elsewhere. This isn’t about a right or wrong view.

#OpenSource

Show threadStrypeyDec 3, 2024

@ramsey
> If you could summarize your personal open source philosophy in a single post, what would it be?

If it doesn't respect the four software freedoms without exception (to use, study, modify and redistribute), it's not Open Source, it's OpenWashing.

Show threadBen RamseyDec 3, 2024
@strypey Are these four freedoms defined at FSF, or somewhere else?
Show threadRichard Holloway
@ramsey @strypey
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html#four-freedoms
What is Free Software? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use.

Dec 3, 2024 at 11:45pmWeb
Show threadBen RamseyDec 3, 2024
@richardjh @strypey Thanks!
Show threadStrypeyDec 4, 2024

Thanks @richardjh, that's the first link I would have shared. Also;

https://peertube.nz/w/4kJGGBd7Dm2WpwVS2FDWC8

But @ramsey there's also the Open Source Initiative's Definition (OSI OSD);

https://opensource.org/osd

Those same four freedoms are all there. Just in different words, based on the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG), originally drafted by Bruce Perens;

https://wiki.debian.org/DebianFreeSoftwareGuidelines

#SoftwareFreedom #FourFreedoms #OpenSource #Debian #DFSG #FSD #OSD

Richard Stallman - Four Freedoms

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