Drivers passing through San Francisco have a new roadside distraction to consider: billboards calling out businesses that don't cough up for the open source code that they use.

The signs are the work of the Open Source Pledge – a group that launched earlier this month. It asks businesses that make use of open source code to pledge $2,000 per developer to support projects that develop the code. So far, 25 companies have signed up – but project co-founder Chad Whitacre wants bigger firms to pay their dues, too.

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[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You get to choose the license (or write your own) when you develop software. If you don't want a permissive license don't license your software that way, your motivation clearly doesn't align with these licenses anyway.

Seems intentionally adversarial.

[–] ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you don't want a permissive license don't license your software that way, your motivation clearly doesn't align with these licenses anyway.

Why does asking for money not align with the licenses?

[–] TunaCowboy@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I never said it does, are you intentionally ignoring the context in which my comment was made?

I have no love for the c-suite, but framing the OP as simply 'asking for money' is either ignorant or disingenuous.

[–] ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Yes you have. Please explain to me the additional context. I seem to not grasp it.

What else are they doing then asking? Doing some marketing around it? If you get pressured by that you should not lead a company.