GitLab Isn’t Really Open-Source

Re:GitLab Isn’t Really Open-Source by zelphirkalt on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:09PM (#17230422)

Please don't confuse Open Source and Free Software. Open Source' ideals are not "free as in free speech, not as in free beer?". That is something of Free Software. Open Source does not care about the Free Software ideals. Except for that one thing, that source code shall be available.

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Re:GitLab Isn’t Really Open-Source by amyjess on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:14PM (#17230468)

The Open Source Definition [0] cares about more than just "that source code shall be available". Among other things, it says "The license must allow modifications and derived works" and "The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor".

In fact, the OSD is nearly identical to the Debian Free Software Guidelines [1].

[0] https://opensource.org/osd

[1] https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines

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Re:GitLab Isn’t Really Open-Source by mindcrime on Monday June 04, 2018 @04:18PM (#17231963)

Open Source does not care about the Free Software ideals. Except for that one thing, that source code shall be available.

The meaning of Open Source is a lot more precise than just "the source code shall be available". See:

https://opensource.org/osd-annotated

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Re:GitLab Isn’t Really Open-Source by trevyn on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:14PM (#17230471)

And I can do what I want with it! :)

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