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  1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2020 04:07:32 EDT Strypey Strypey

    "#Redis also stands out as a cautionary entry in the history of Contributor License Agreements. Everyone who has contributed to the now-proprietary Redis modules has had their hard work stolen and sold by #RedisLabs under a #proprietary license."
    - #DrewDeVault
    https://drewdevault.com/2018/08/22/Commons-clause-will-destroy-open-source.html

    In conversation Sunday, 05-Apr-2020 04:07:32 EDT from mastodon.nzoss.nz permalink

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      The Commons Clause will destroy open source
      from Drew DeVault’s Blog
      An alarmist title, I know, but it’s true. If the Commons clause were to be adopted by all open source projects, they would cease to be open source1, and therefore the Commons clause is trying to destroy open source. When this first appeared I spoke out about it in discussion threads around the net, but didn’t think anyone would take it seriously. Well, yesterday, some parts of Redis became proprietary software. Under both the OSI and FSF definitions. The Commons Clause removes freedom 0 of the four essential freedoms. ↩
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