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Apr 3, 2019 at 22:32
Superb post by @steveklabnik on open source projects, and how the openness of the project often matters more than how the license legally dictates distribution: https://words.steveklabnik.com/what-comes-after-open-source Perhaps we need a 'Joel Test' for FOSS management approaches?

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