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Phony open source to be a 2010 trend
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| When thereâs an open source âcommunityâ
| version and a paid âenterpriseâ version of
| the same software, what is the difference
| between writing a check for enterprise
| support and just buying a closed source
| license?
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=5403
Phony Open Source
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| Is there any better answer than a wolf in
| sheepâs clothing? (Again, I beg for the help
| of a skilled graphic artist!)
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| Thatâs what fauxpen source is after all: an
| attempt to shroud restrictive software in
| the appearance of open-ness. We see it when
| so-called âopenâ projects are under
| exclusive âcovenantsâ and âpromisesâ â is
| that really âOpen Sourceâ? How about some
| restrictive trademark / logo / name / credit
| requirements? Or perhaps the source is
| available, but does not allow any community
| contributions?
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| It seems to be that some people consider it
| a âwinâ if the absolute minimum standard to
| claim the term âOpen Sourceâ is met, despite
| any additional restrictions/requirements. As
| if the term itself is what is important.
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http://www.the-source.com/2009/12/phony-open-source/
Recent:
Sun Exec Proposes Software Freedom Definition and Vendor Scorecard
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| Phipps envisions the score card would have specific
| yes-or-no questions about community governance,
| community-controlled trademarks, and other
| benchmark qualities that help determine a company's
| true openness. "Suppliers could then state 'This
| product achieves 4 stars on the 10-point Open
| Source Audit' as they self-certify. In addition,
| procurement policies could then state they required
| a minimum number of stars for products and services
| they procure. And the only companies that could
| claim to be 'an open source business' would have
| all products scoring 10/10 - probably very, very
| few. A focus on software freedom - the code, rather
| than the company - is the answer to the issue."
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http://ostatic.com/blog/sun-exec-proposes-software-freedom-definition-and-vendor-scorecard
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