Levels of Openness: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 07:29, 28 February 2016

Open source claimed by someone as open source is not open source if:

First and foremost - since this is the fake that applies to most of the impostors - If it restricts commercial use, such as by the NC Clause in Creative Commons licenses - it is not open source.

Note that making money provides a positive feedback loop for people to make livelihood based on open source - and this right should not be abridged if we care about general human welfare. In practice, when someone uses open source there is a good chance that they will contribute to a project out of good will. Thus, people should be encouraged to participate by allowing them to use content for commercial purposes. Livelihood based on open source is a good thing.

Something is authentically open source even if it has the requirement that derivatives are likewise required to be shared free of charge.

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 ''Open source'' claimed by someone as open source is not open source if:
 *First and foremost - since this is the ''fake'' that applies to most of the impostors - '''If it restricts commercial use, such as by the [[NC Clause]] in Creative Commons licenses - it is not open source.'''
+:*Note that making money provides a positive feedback loop for people to make livelihood based on open source - and this right should not be abridged if we care about general human welfare. In practice, when someone uses open source there is a good chance that they will contribute to a project out of good will. Thus, people should be encouraged to participate by allowing them to use content for commercial purposes. Livelihood based on open source is a good thing.
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 Something is authentically open source even if it has the requirement that derivatives are likewise required to be shared free of charge.
+[[Category:Open Source Standards]]