The Pendulum Has Swung in the Open Source Debate

“Once upon a time, the term ‘open source’ was coined to save the
free-software world from itself. Or, rather, from the free-software
zealots, as you can read on the Open Source Initiative’s website.
Today, I can’t help but feel that the pendulum has swung in the
opposite direction, where we’re so self-satisfied with the money
we’re making off open source that we have neglected the essential
freedoms that make open-source profit possible.

“The wake-up call came from Eben Moglen at this year’s Executive
Radar at the O’Reilly Open Source Conference. Some don’t like the
way Eben said it. I wasn’t in the room to hear it. At any rate, I’m
not one for handwringing, and am just glad it was said…”

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