[HN Gopher] Let's Talk About Open Source
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       Let's Talk About Open Source
        
       Author : kiwicopple
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2023-08-03 18:49 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | JohnFen wrote:
       | I find it odd that someone who has "open source in his blood" was
       | unaware that "open source" is a technical term for a particular
       | sort of license, not "a simple English phrase".
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       | I find it even more odd that he would have originally used any
       | license, open source or otherwise, without actually understanding
       | what the license allows.
       | 
       | In any case, I certainly don't fault them for using whatever
       | license they like, and the BUSL is not a terrible one. I just
       | found the lack of understanding exhibited as really strange.
        
       | kiwicopple wrote:
       | Follow up from the earlier thread "CodeCov is now Open Source":
       | https://about.codecov.io/blog/codecov-is-now-open-source/
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       | and related discussion on HN:
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36971490
        
       | m463 wrote:
       | yeah, talk to RMS about this kind of stuff.
       | 
       | Free software gives the rights to the USER - the software can be
       | USED in any way without restriction.
       | 
       | The responsibilities kick in when re-distributing the software -
       | you must pass on these rights.
       | 
       | The BUSL is not that, it is not a free software license.
        
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