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Tyranny of Permissionlessness
open source’s narrow focus further empowers those with other ways to exclude

Degrees of Open Source
I realized that I never captured what I learned about the nature of open source projects anywhere, so here’s one attempt to rectify this omission. The way I understand the concept of “open source” …

Open Source Explained — Open Indie
Musings on the concept of ‘open source’, in the broadest possible definition of the term. Also an invitation to become a participant in ...

Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns. Openness, they claim, is an absolute good, from which all other virtues flow, not to be questioned or criticized. It doesn’t matter if that openness enables evil in the world, without openness we


Why open source: 25 reasons to embrace it | Ben Balter
Open source isn't a fad. Here are twenty-five economic, moral, and personal reasons your organization should embrace it.

Open Source Saturation
In Supporting Open Source Software I discussed the critical need for better support for contributors to open source projects. Now, Quo Vadi...

Non-Coding Contributors in Open Source
The tradition of privileging only technical skills triggers imbalance and inequality.

Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...

Open Source is Broken
The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...

The Rules of Open Source No Longer Apply | Built In
When free software first gained traction, the world looked very different.

Software Freedom in a Post Open Source World
(Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Software Freedom)

I hate the term “open source”
It doesn’t accurately reflect how people are building today anymore.

Open Source is Not Enough
by James Halliday // The open source movement has fundamentally changed how software gets written. But in the process, corporations have been given a vast gift of free labor.

