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Will The Real Open Source CRM Please Stand Up?

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Michael Tiemann responds to the many people who have asked "When is the OSI going to stand up to companies who are flagrantly abusing the term 'open source'?" The answer is: starting today.

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tqk ·
Caveat: I'm a "Free Software" guy. On the other hand, I'm not an RMS fanboy. And on the other (?!?) hand, I love his operating sys ... er, editor. :-)

I think this is fascinating. The history of all this has been fascinating. The nuances are fascinating.

OSI wanted to come up with a way to make free software more palatable to business, so they downplayed the "freedom" aspect of it. Now, businesses have taken them on their word, ignored what the Open Source Definition really said, and call themselves Open Source.

'Sounds like an embarassment of riches on the OSI's part. Now, they're forced to back-peddle and slap around the offenders, and beg for community support for their efforts.

Woops. RMS/FSF: 1, OSI: 0? Let freedom reign!

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