Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 12, 2006 02:53 AM
"base the organisation on "trust and faith in each other" is too idealistic and undemocratic."
If trust and faith were sufficient, then all the FLOSS projects currently around could convert to Public Domain style licenses and could trust that it would work out. Copyleft licenses replace trust with legally secure mechanisms to protect FLOSS projects.
See the difference between Public Domain licences and Copyleft licenses here:
"as soon as you start holding annual summits, passing declarations, and setting the organisation up as a "platform for international collaboration," then you raise questions of governance."
Didn't this come up recently when Bruce Perens was not allowed on the OSI board, and the OSI board basically responded with "trust us"? FLOSS organizations should have transparent governance. The source should be visible. There should be no proprietary maneuvaring going on behind closed doors.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 12, 2006 02:53 AMIf trust and faith were sufficient, then all the FLOSS projects currently around could convert to Public Domain style licenses and could trust that it would work out. Copyleft licenses replace trust with legally secure mechanisms to protect FLOSS projects.
See the difference between Public Domain licences and Copyleft licenses here:
<a href="http://www.greglondon.com/dtgd/html/draftingthegiftdomain.htm#8_Copyleft_or_Public_Domain_" title="greglondon.com">http://www.greglondon.com/dtgd/html/draftingthegi<nobr>f<wbr></nobr> tdomain.htm#8_Copyleft_or_Public_Domain_</a greglondon.com>
"as soon as you start holding annual summits, passing declarations, and setting the organisation up as a "platform for international collaboration," then you raise questions of governance."
Didn't this come up recently when Bruce Perens was not allowed on the OSI board, and the OSI board basically responded with "trust us"? FLOSS organizations should have transparent governance. The source should be visible. There should be no proprietary maneuvaring going on behind closed doors.
Greg London
Bounty Hunters,
Metaphors for Fair Intellectual Property Laws
<a href="http://www.greglondon.com/bountyhunters/index.htm" title="greglondon.com">http://www.greglondon.com/bountyhunters/index.htm</a greglondon.com>
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