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by ValdikSS
40 days ago
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The document is about the social aspect of the _most common_ open-source code model, and social pressure of the _most common, unspoken expectations_ of the developers and the users. Could we maybe invent the exact definition of this model? Because "open source" for me (and in general) is definitely not that. Two examples: 1. Remember GitHub before free private repositories: lots of technically open source code not intended to be used by anyone besides the author, which was published only because the author don't want to pay to make it hidden. You're free to use it (given the open-source license), but neither of you have maintenance expectations. 2. GNU not only allows to sell free software, but encourages that, _even if you did not make it_. This is quite rare, to the point that it makes people angry at you when you try to sell someone's software. |
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