Talk:Open software
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Hi John, I really enjoyed reading your thoughts combining the two topics NVC and free software (which I both find interesting). Thank you! I have two requests:
- Could you please unlock the article or explain why it is locked?
- Hi Sven - I hadn't noticed your post here, or I'd have responded sooner. This in fact is one of the reasons the article is locked - spammers have made it harder for me to know when there are changes here. The reason being that the spam seems to arrive (and be removed by admins) in large batches, so that when I use the Recent Changes feature to look for new comments like yours, they're often buried amid many pages of spam notices so I miss them. Another reason I locked it was because I'd put my name on it and wanted to ensure the words there were mine.
- Be aware of (and make clear) the difference between the terms "open source" software (which you mostly talk about) and "free" software (which, in my view, meets much more needs (and better so) of users and programmers than open source software does). Maybe you want to change your article and talk about free software? See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html
Sven
- I'm aware of several different types of non-commercial software licenses, but didn't want to attempt a summary of them and the differences. I'm glad you put in a link, because I value diversity in alternatives to copyrights. -John
