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:Free Software Magazine: Faking the FOSS
Free Software Magazine: Faking the FOSS
Feb 8, 2007, 02 :30 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (3782 reads)

(Other stories by Jabari Zakiya)

"Do your ever wonder if some self-proclaimed open source projects really 'get it' what it means to truly be about being 'free and open source' versus just using FOSS for other means? Sometimes I really have to wonder, because I keep running into examples where projects touting open source software engage in behavior where they glaringly contradict the holistic and philosophical embrace of its ideals. There's a lot of faking the FOSS going on out there.

"What got me going on this was my recent participation in a Trixbox 2.0 webinar (web seminar) of its new Asterisk based pbx system..."

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The people listening to the webinar watc ...   Got there on proprietary jets   
omniprovident
Feb 8, 2007, 03:09:14
 
The ONLY FOSS license, IMO, is the GPL.  ...   Lot's of FOSS fakes.   
GreyGeek
Feb 9, 2007, 00:27:45
 
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