it’s time to reassert the value of software developed in an open collaboration. Everything else is proprietary. Everything else is a relicensing time bomb.
  • onlinepersona@programming.devEnglish
    01·
    8 months ago

    I don’t see a solution being proposed for companies like ElasticSearch and Redis. What are they supposed to do if the value from their products is reaped by other entities affecting their ability to continue developing those products?
    “We had to fire these people, but at least we’re OSI OSS!!”, “The company died but at least we’re OSI OSS!”, “We can’t make a living, but at least we’re principled!!!”.

    What’s the suggestion here? Ignore what’s going on to satisfy a definition?

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

    • canpolat@programming.devOPEnglish
      0·
      8 months ago

      Here is my understanding of author’s position: Stay away from companies like Redis and ElasticSearch. They are building software with a proprietary mindset (the fact that they have tight control over product strategy and development demonstrates this) only to realize that they are being devoured by bigger fish. It’s a business model problem, not an open source problem.

            • canpolat@programming.devOPEnglish
              0·
              8 months ago

              Sorry, I don’t follow your reasoning. Why would a company not making money be a relevant problem for the advocates of FOSS? FOSS is about freedom. It never had an opinion about money. Money has always been irrelevant. Some people may not like it, and they are free to not use non-free licenses. And FOSS advocates will warn users about that (as they did in the past). FOSS doesn’t have an obligation to offer a solution to every problem in the software industry.