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Legally Ignoring The License
It's time for the open source movement to stop tolerating the "special" ones who opt out of the terms of their community's open source license.
Jun 14, 2021
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That's Not Relicensing!
Using open source elsewhere is not relicensing, it’s overlaying a second license.
May 28, 2021
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Simon Phipps
An End To API Gaslighting?
The Supreme Court decision in Oracle vs Google ends a decade-long nightmare for open source developers.
Apr 9, 2021
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Simon Phipps
A Rights Ratchet Score Card
A draft scorecard for determining if a software project is open as bait for a business pivot or genuinely keeping your freedoms protected.
Mar 18, 2021
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Simon Phipps
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What Did Sun’s OSPO Do?
Started in 1999, established as an official corporate function in 2005, Sun’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) was among the first in the industry and…
Mar 16, 2021
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Simon Phipps
Accommodating Open Source In Standards Processes
Holders of zero-tolerance positions on both sides of the SEP divide need to realise that accommodating open source productively inside standards bodies…
Mar 11, 2021
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Simon Phipps
Growing Blueberries
Why accommodating open source at a standards body is like growing blueberries.
Mar 9, 2021
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Simon Phipps
Software Freedom For Business Value
Software freedom is important to as an idea, but it also creates all the value of open source for business and should be jealously guarded by OSPOs.
Mar 4, 2021
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