Should these organisations be foundation type bodies or include product focused companies which advocate free?
It’s a little uncomfortable to think FSF might not welcome any foundation type body which attempts to bring fresh perspectives to its turf, but it seems a possibility. Further splintering of not-proprietary (including free as well as open source) would also be counterproductive.
Perhaps FSF clarifying their message for newer entrants and having several free product focused companies working in concert would be a viable approach?
I am thinking of foundation-type bodies. Basically the FSF shouldn’t have a monopoly of ideas on the direction of the free software movement. The core philosophy is well-defined but personally I think the “single-issue” approach of the FSF is limited and we need to work in a broader political framework.
Should these organisations be foundation type bodies or include product focused companies which advocate free?
It’s a little uncomfortable to think FSF might not welcome any foundation type body which attempts to bring fresh perspectives to its turf, but it seems a possibility. Further splintering of not-proprietary (including free as well as open source) would also be counterproductive.
Perhaps FSF clarifying their message for newer entrants and having several free product focused companies working in concert would be a viable approach?
I am thinking of foundation-type bodies. Basically the FSF shouldn’t have a monopoly of ideas on the direction of the free software movement. The core philosophy is well-defined but personally I think the “single-issue” approach of the FSF is limited and we need to work in a broader political framework.