Technetra: Open Source: Protected Philanthropy

[ Thanks to Robert Adkins for this link. ]

"OSS is a process of software development and use whose source code is based on the protection of intellectual property for the public good. OSS is always licensed: that is, the author's creation is considered to be a property that is released under conditions stipulated by its owner – the author's right of control is never relinquished!

"There are many kinds of proprietary software including MS Windows (proprietary private interest) and OSS (proprietary public interest). OSS encompasses all the popular public interest licenses such as BSD, GPL, and MPL. The GNU organization likes to say it uses property rights to defeat the restrictions and abuse of property--fighting fire with fire..."

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