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Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seems like green washing for software.

[–] Kissaki@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's certainly something that looks better, but contrary to green washing, I see real, practical value.

I would rather be able to see and inspect source code than not. And I would rather have the right to take and fork a two year old version than not. Or be able to wait two years to fork the current version.

Those are real good value. Those bring certainty in infrastructure robustness and freedoms.