Open Source Business Found Parasitic, and the ADCL

[maa at liacc.up.pt]

I forgot to cc my reply to Rick to the list before.

----- Forwarded message from maa at liacc.up.pt -----
    Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:42:38 +0000
    From: maa at liacc.up.pt
Reply-To: maa at liacc.up.pt
 Subject: Re: Open Source Business Found Parasitic, and the ADCL
      To: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>

> > > and that the OSD's "no discrimination against fields of endeavour"
> > > clause requires businesses to "either sell to all recipients... or
> > > give away to all [covered software]".
> > >
> > > Speaking for myself, I merely pointed out that these statements are
> > > objectively wrong, and suggested that he read more carefully.
> >
> > This claim I keep. I've seen no disproof of it.
>
> It's a matter of simple logic:  None of the OSD-approved licences
> requires even distribution of software, let alone selling or giving
> away.

Ok, I should add the implicit term "or do not distribute". The logic holds.

> > I should say that my stand now is to accept hapilly not being Open
> > Source as per the definition.
>
> Well, at the risk of being a bit blunt, if you simply intended all along
> to write proprietary software, what are you doing _here_?  Lobbying for
> alterations to the OSD to accomodate your business model?  Looking for
> free advertising?
>
> I really don't see why it should be the OSI's affair to ensure that your
> particular type of business venture is profitable.  If you're looking
> for a free-of-charge business-consulting agency or philanthropic
> foundation:  Sorry, this just isn't it.

Noticed the "now"? Before I was *suggesting* alterations to the OSD, yes. Not
to "accomodate" anything. What you call *my* business model is a speculative
model yet. Because in my view it is not fundamentally against the rationalia
of OSD, and I'm an admirer of open source, an open source user, and an open
source contributor, I thought I'd discussed it here. Fortunately there is
strong indication that most people here didn't get the image of me you did.
Fortunately my image of this forum is not what your reply might impress
either. That said, no offense taken whatsoever.

--MAA



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