@eruwero@ieji.de
@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org @tusharhero@mathstodon.xyz I don't get why discussions about terminology turn into weird accusations against each other. The terminology is not the most important thing to talk about, but it is an indication of the underlying values and goals, and those are definitely important. I tried to argue why it is important to think about the different implications of #FreeSoftware and #OpenSource, not that one term is "better". Both are valid, but they focus on different things, and this is IMO important. [8/8]
cerement@cerement@social.targaryen.house
@eruwero@ieji.de @bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org @tusharhero@mathstodon.xyz
@pluralistic@mamot.fr recently did a column on the divide between “free software” and “open source software”
one of his closing points: out of all the effort put into licenses, some of that needs to be diverted towards creating a workable (and usable) ethical software license that takes into account the world we’re actually living in where corporations treat open source like unpaid interns
https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/14/pole-star/
