Why FOSS Must Be Discrimination Free
333 | Fri 02 Aug 10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Presented by
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Josh Berkus
https://berkus.org
Josh Berkus has been contributing to various FOSS projects since 1998, including Linux, PostgreSQL, OpenOffice, MySQL, CouchDB, OpenSolaris, and others. Currently he works on Kubernetes for Red Hat. Josh is on the OSI Board, the CNCF Code of Conduct Committee, and co-organizes SCALE and Container Plumbing. He is local to Portland.
Josh Berkus
https://berkus.org
Abstract
Why are the non-discriminatory clauses (5 and 6) part of the Open Source Definition? Why does anyone care? Why shouldn't project owners be able to limit where the software can be used or prevent bad people from using the software?
These two clauses are the most poorly understood parts of the Open Source Definition, and the ones that would-be license writers most frequently want to compromise. They are not a moral requirement; instead, they are compulsive in order to sustain how FOSS is packaged, distributed, and used. An Open Source Initiative board member will explain, in developer-friendly terms, why you should care about OSD5 and OSD6.
Attendees will learn why to retain these freedoms in their own license-writing, and why the are important when consuming other people's projects.
Why are the non-discriminatory clauses (5 and 6) part of the Open Source Definition? Why does anyone care? Why shouldn't project owners be able to limit where the software can be used or prevent bad people from using the software? These two clauses are the most poorly understood parts of the Open Source Definition, and the ones that would-be license writers most frequently want to compromise. They are not a moral requirement; instead, they are compulsive in order to sustain how FOSS is packaged, distributed, and used. An Open Source Initiative board member will explain, in developer-friendly terms, why you should care about OSD5 and OSD6. Attendees will learn why to retain these freedoms in their own license-writing, and why the are important when consuming other people's projects.