State of the Source 2020: Treating the OSS Commons like a Commons: Thoughts on Post-OpenSource World
Channel: Open Source Initiative
Date: 2020-09-21

Treating the OSS Commons like a Commons: Thoughts on a Post-Open Source World
Don Goodman-Wilson

The OSS commons is different from physical commons, in that software is not a limited resource that can be depleted. This distinction led us to reject explicit restrictions on participation and access. But there is in fact a limited resource at stake: Maintainers’ and contributors’ time and energy. A lack of regulation on access has created an unhealthy commons that doesn’t serve the intended purpose. But what would a set of regulations on OSS look like? History has lessons we can learn from. 

Blog Post with Written Transcript: https://don.goodman-wilson.com/posts/state-of-the-source/

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