Re:Commons Clause
by kemitchell on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @03:15AM
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Thanks for your comment. I think we understand each other better.
I don't have great hope for Commons Clause, either, at least at the moment. But I've had a few think-throughs, and I've yet to hear from those whose views I really need to feel complete on it.
As for old, tired things, I imagine some still await their time, with a bit of adaptation. Changed circumstances and all that. But I will also hold your comment on "innovative things" in my pocket. Should the HN beast come lumbering after any more of my own little licensing experiments, I may need it!
Like anything, I do actually think it's reasonable to say "i understand the history of why things are the way they are now, but i want to see if they still should be that way"[1].
It may even be a reasonable time to see if that's the case given how much people have forgotten. It's been 20+ years since the last go around.
However, i do think ATM we will arrive at the same outcome we have in the past - after all the kerfuffles, i don't see things like the commons clause sticking. I also personally wish they would try innovative things, instead of old, tired things, but such is life.
Otherwise, yeah, i agree that pretty much no business gives a shit in the end about the licensing term difference between open source/free software/what have you.
I also agree that your job is to advise people. I do feel comfortable complaining about what they do with that advice, however ;)
[1] I don't believe most of the folks involved in this understand the history, but that's secondary.