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Sentry is running a campaign for the new marketing term "fair source". Currently this boils down to their new Functional Source License (FSL).
So far there's not much traction: GitButler and four early stage startups.
What differentiation does this new category offer from source available?
And most importantly, it doesn't address the main concern:
When owned by a single vendor, project license is volatile. https://horovits.medium.com/b5486a4de1c6 -
@wolftune well, #CopyFarLeft uses a cooperative vs. corporation distinction, rather than libre vs. proprietary. But I agree that the underlying logic of trying to exclude some parties from freely using free code kind of defeats the purpose, however well-intended (#CommonsClause, #FairSource etc). It's not a radical solution, in that it tries to bandage the symptom, rather than fix the problem at root (asymmetrical power/wealth relations between communities and corporations)