Make Software Great Again: Can Open Source be Ethical and Fair?by@linked_do
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Make Software Great Again: Can Open Source be Ethical and Fair?

by George Anadiotis12mFebruary 27th, 2020
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The world today runs on open-source software (OSS) An ecosystem has been created around OSS, an ecosystem of businesses and software builders. Apache Software Foundation claims the value of the software under its auspices is around $20 billion. OSS freedoms are at odds with notions of fair or ethical use, according to the OSI. The OSI, which has control over OSS licenses, is pushing back: by introducing those tweaks, the software is no longer free as a service.

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