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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Foundations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Foundations</span></a> Considered Helpful<br>The "rug pull" here refers to companies that have used open source as a distribution mechanism, building a community and user base, before changing the license to be restricted. "This is <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a>, yo. We've got <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/shareholders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shareholders</span></a> to satisfy. It's time to r#elicense that software, move to a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BusinessSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessSource</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/license" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>license</span></a>." [...] Where open source used to be a sustainable commitment, today too often it feels like a short term tactic. <a href="https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2024/09/13/open-source-foundations-considered-helpful/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">redmonk.com/jgovernor/2024/09/</span><span class="invisible">13/open-source-foundations-considered-helpful/</span></a></p>
Changelog<p>🗣️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sogrady" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sogrady</span></a></span> from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@redmonk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>redmonk</span></a></span></p><p>The open source aspect of the business source license to me is – that’s just a fop that people throw to themselves to make themselves feel better… </p><p>Because when was the last time you talked to a developer and said:</p><p>“Hey, here’s a project. Do you want to go use a version that’s two, or three, or four years old?” </p><p>No one wants to do that, ever.</p><p><a href="https://changelog.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://changelog.social/tags/redmonk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redmonk</span></a> <a href="https://changelog.social/tags/businesssource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>businesssource</span></a> <a href="https://changelog.social/tags/bsl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bsl</span></a> <a href="https://changelog.social/tags/terraform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terraform</span></a></p><p>🎥 <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/HSlEsz6pfIA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/HSlEsz6pfIA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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