Comments on: Open Source Initiative about Attribution: you decide! http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/ Where Free Software meets Businessequally critical of proprietary and open source myths,advocating software choice beyondmarketing and romanticism Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:46:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: rand($thoughts); http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/#comment-3350 rand($thoughts); Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:14:27 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/#comment-3350 <strong>All Together Now...</strong> OSDL and FSF have announced a merger today with plans to become the “Linux Foundation”. This merger brings together industry vendors (i.e. represented by OSDL) and the community (i.e. represented by FSF); two sides of the same coin. Cool,... All Together Now…

OSDL and FSF have announced a merger today with plans to become the “Linux Foundation”. This merger brings together industry vendors (i.e. represented by OSDL) and the community (i.e. represented by FSF); two sides of the same coin. Cool,…

]]> By: Savio Rodrigues http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/#comment-430 Savio Rodrigues Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:19:16 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/#comment-430 lol - the Pontius Pilate reference made my day! lol - the Pontius Pilate reference made my day!

]]> By: Roberto Galoppini http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/#comment-401 Roberto Galoppini Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:28:37 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/#comment-401 I agree Savio, is not such a bad thing itself ask for comments, though they're asking it now because they couldn't manage to sort it out by themselves. Democracy through participation it's supposed to be a philosophy, not the ultimate resource when you're in trouble, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontius_Pilate" rel="nofollow">as Pontius Pilate</a>. I agree Savio, is not such a bad thing itself ask for comments, though they’re asking it now because they couldn’t manage to sort it out by themselves.
Democracy through participation it’s supposed to be a philosophy, not the ultimate resource when you’re in trouble, as Pontius Pilate.

]]> By: Savio Rodrigues http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/#comment-400 Savio Rodrigues Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:30:23 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/2007/01/21/open-source-initiative-about-attribution-you-decide/#comment-400 Hey Roberto, I don't think that it's such a bad thing for the OSI to ask for community input. Just think about how a true open source community works. Multiple viewpoints and multiple motivations but everyone's pulling in the same direction. I think more input and more transparency is a good thing; <a href="http://saviorodrigues.wordpress.com/2006/12/14/youre-not-an-evil-sell-out/" rel="nofollow">whether it's for developing software,</a> or for deciding on what constitutes an open source license. Hey Roberto, I don’t think that it’s such a bad thing for the OSI to ask for community input.

Just think about how a true open source community works. Multiple viewpoints and multiple motivations but everyone’s pulling in the same direction.

I think more input and more transparency is a good thing; whether it’s for developing software, or for deciding on what constitutes an open source license.

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