Open Source Initiative
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As steward of the Open Source Definition, we set the foundation for the open source software ecosystem.
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a California public benefit corporation, with 501(c)3 tax-exempt status, founded in 1998.
My take on OSI-approved Open Source is that it is harmful in gate keeping some approaches to open source.
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Osi Approved open source
The [[OSI]] keeps a list of approved licenses. Fair licenses, non-commercial licenses, ethical licenses, and similar licenses are not approved....
Open source definition
This is what is used to define what an [[OSI]]-approved Open Source license needs in order to qualify. Open source...
Open source licensing
The [[wikilinks]] on this page go to my main Digital Garden notes, linking to further related notes and articles. Licensing,...
Paying people to work on open source is good actually
Jacobian made a post that prompted lots of discussion and feedback: <iframe src="https://social.jacobian.org/@jacob/111914179201102152/embed" class="mastodon-embed" style="max-width: 100%; border: 0" width="400" height=“600”...