[weinzierl]

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]

He is 'hand selecting' for people that show respect for others. Still plenty of room for diversity within that framework.

[phyzome]

"Diversity" doesn't mean "zero thresholds for skill or respect".