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Re: [License-discuss] Query on "delayed open source" licensing

2023-11-01 Thread Russell Nelson
Well that's unfortunate.  Consider that anybody who is developing open source software in a cathedral manner is doing a form of delayed open source. The only difference is that they don't distribute the version under development. I think people's dislike of delayed Open Source is the anti-marke

Re: [License-discuss] OSI's purely-neutral policy position on production of proprietary software (was Re: Query on "delayed open source" licensing)

2023-11-01 Thread Russell Nelson
It's harmful, but it's part of what people give up in order to get the benefit of whatever the proprietary software does. Just like you get "free" OTA TV (apologies to our British friends) by having commercials interjected. You get "free" web applications by having commercials in the interstice

Re: [License-discuss] OSI's purely-neutral policy position on production of proprietary software (was Re: Query on "delayed open source" licensing)

2023-11-01 Thread Russell Nelson
Jesus, Bradley. On 10/29/23 18:57, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote: Russ, thanks for clarifying this point as one of OSI's leaders. Russell Nelson wrote at 19:32 (PDT) on Friday: We [speaking for OSI] don't criticize people for producing proprietary software. Various OSI leaders have indicated that they