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How open source licenses increase or curtail reach of the software
Relicensing from a permissive to a copyleft license curtails the potential reach of the open-source software, while relicensing from a copyleft to a permissive license increases its potential reach. In the abstract, this is easy to see: Having less requirements on the use of the software allows more uses and hence increases reach. The confusion,…
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What about skipping the “open source” part in commercial open source?
GitButler, a budding better git client, just announced that it is making its source code available under the Functional Source License (FSL), a source-available/non-compete license. In a tweet, GitButler states that this is open-source software. Previous attempts at calling competition-curbing licenses open source licenses failed, and I expect it won’t be different here. What’s new…
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Finding the right scope for open source development (Nettsträter & Brehler, IEEE Computer)
I’m happy to report that the 27th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title How to find the right scope for open source developments? Keywords Open Source Software, Stakeholders, Heterogeneous Networks, Software Development Management, Market Research, Business, Competitive Intelligence, Interoperability, Management Authors Andreas Nettsträter, Marius Brehler Publication Computer vol.…