DHH and Open Source
2 days ago
- #Proprietary Software
- #Open Source
- #Licensing
- 37signals/Basecamp's new product Fizzy is being overshadowed by DHH's claim that its proprietary license is Open Source.
- The O’Saasy license restricts competition, violating the OSI's Open Source definition by discriminating against certain users.
- Proprietary licenses like O’Saasy grant limited freedoms but retain ultimate control with the licensor, unlike true Open Source.
- DHH's approach is compared to authoritarian regimes misusing democratic terms, misleadingly branding restrictive licenses as 'open source.'
- The article criticizes DHH and 37signals for false advertising and diminishing the integrity of Open Source.