From GNU to GitHub: what does the history of open source say about who decides?
Seven dated records, from a 1983 Usenet post to the GitHub mirror WordPress keeps today. For each one: what happened, who made the call, and where…
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Free as in freedom or free as in beer: which free does open source promise?
Free has two meanings in English, and software licenses care about only one of them. Here is what free as in freedom promises, what it leaves…
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What are the four freedoms of open source, and where does WordPress use them?
In 2006 I opened a theme folder and could read how the thing worked. That was one of the four freedoms of open source. Here are…
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Merge Conflicts: what happens when open source governance procedures aren’t written down?
In 2024 I asked who decides, into a microphone. In 2015 I was walked out of a room. Merge Conflicts is my long answer: twelve projects,…
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