LXer: Do we really need another non-open source available license?

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LXer: Do we really need another non-open source available license?

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11-25-2023, 05:50 AM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 129,240 Rep:	LXer: Do we really need another non-open source available license? Published at LXer: No, but here comes the Functional Source License to further muddy the open-source licensing waters. Opinion Way back when we loaded software with punch cards and magnetic tape, all programs were "free software" and "open source." Then along came proprietary software, and everything changed. But programmers rebelled and developed the first formal definitions of free and open source software.… Read More...

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