Post ATt62WQ2fbcfPoFa2i by Sh41@androiddev.social
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(DIR) Post #ATshCTBl2OrvREDQum by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2023-03-22T14:38:51Z
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The beauty of “open source” is that it can be enclosed at any time.The beauty of “free software” is that it cannot.Beauty is clearly in the eye of the beholder.#openSource #openForBusiness #corporations #freeSoftware #freeAsInFreedom #people
(DIR) Post #ATshINTTCEVXS9JkKu by ramsey@phpc.social
2023-03-22T14:56:34Z
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@aral One is freedom for developers/creators. The other is freedom for users.
(DIR) Post #ATshIO3H379DFC4L8y by 8petros@petroskowo.pl
2023-03-22T17:52:47Z
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The other is freedom for all.
(DIR) Post #ATshWDbGhmYQsnZ5c0 by ramsey@phpc.social
2023-03-22T17:53:28Z
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@8petros @aral touché 🙂
(DIR) Post #ATsnWMXU4O6GKcFMY4 by Sh41@androiddev.social
2023-03-22T18:01:56Z
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@aral it definitely depends on what your values are. I think MIT / Apache licensing is the ultimate freedom
(DIR) Post #ATsnWN32B5KxuT0Yj2 by bananarama@mstdn.social
2023-03-22T19:02:58Z
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@Sh41 @aral Trade secrets are the ultimate freedom if you're the one who owns them.
(DIR) Post #ATt62VnOzGiLTyAioa by filipesm@mastodon.green
2023-03-22T19:37:35Z
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@Sh41 GPL best one@aral
(DIR) Post #ATt62WQ2fbcfPoFa2i by Sh41@androiddev.social
2023-03-22T19:49:19Z
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@filipesm @aral it's a matter of personal values. I used to prefer GPL, now I lean towards MIT
(DIR) Post #ATt62X8M0r4HdEyy6y by filipesm@mastodon.green
2023-03-22T20:54:53Z
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@Sh41 why? I'm curious@aral
(DIR) Post #ATt62XfK2HRJHUPIUy by Sh41@androiddev.social
2023-03-22T21:08:45Z
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@filipesm @aral the ultimate freedom is to allow people to do what they want with your code, even if that means that they close it.Basically, what Apple did with Unix.
(DIR) Post #ATt62YAs8yg0rLAUfw by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2023-03-22T21:29:59Z
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@Sh41 @filipesm 1. Unix is proprietary2. NeXT/Apple enclosed BSD3. Trillion-dollar corporations enclosing the commons isn’t the stunning win for social justice and freedom that it might appear to be.
(DIR) Post #ATt62Yb6ZRf0AhRRZ2 by Sh41@androiddev.social
2023-03-22T21:40:39Z
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@aral @filipesm yes, you're right, I meant BSD.I was merely talking about giving freedom to *anyone* to do *whatever* with the code.Trillion dollar corporations will always find a way to exploit the system, maybe others would benefit for these type of licenses as well.Ultimately it's a question of values.
(DIR) Post #ATt62Z84as21owrlx2 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2023-03-22T21:59:17Z
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@Sh41 @filipesm In a world where everyone was equal, sure.In a world where a handful of corporations have trillions of dollars and you’re an individual, they can take what you have, invest millions on top, and not share back (embrace/extend/extinguish).It’s simple: some folks think they should be able to take without giving back. Others think if you take, you should also give back. I’m in the latter camp. I want to nurture a healthy commons for the common good, not breed billionaires.
(DIR) Post #ATt62acb2s2eRu9fAO by Sh41@androiddev.social
2023-03-22T21:43:32Z
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@aral @filipesm this model allows companies to have a community version and a paid version of their software, the GPL will force them to make both free.